OUTLINES OF ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE Imran Ahsan Khan Nyazee
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Introduction SECTION I The Future of Islamic Law SECTION II The Study of Islamic Jurisprudence is an Obligation SECTION III The Scope of this Book CHAPTER II
The Scope of Islamic Law and Jurisprudence SECTION I The Subject-matter of Islamic Jurisprudence A B C D E
Us.ul u¯ l al-Fiqh ☞ 37 Fiqh ☞ 39 The Siy asah a¯ sah Shar‘iyyah: Shar‘iyyah: Administration of Justice According to the Shar ¯ı‘ah ı‘ah ☞ 40 Qaw¯a‘id Qaw a¯ ‘id Fiqhiyyah: The Principles of Fiqh of Fiqh ☞ 40 Fur uq: u¯ q: The Science of Distinguishing Cases ☞ 41
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Maq¯a.sid al-Shar ¯ı‘ah: Islamic Justice Through the Purposes of the Shar ¯ı‘ah ☞ 41 Ah.k¯am al-Qur’ a¯n and Tafs¯ır ☞ 41 The Discipline of Khil a¯f ☞ 42 SECTION II Has a Variety of Opinions Caused Disunity Among the Muslims? SECTION III The Schools of Law are not Sects but Systems of Interpretation SECTION IV Islam has a Fully Developed and Mature Legal System CHAPTER III
The Meaning of Us.u ¯ l al-Fiqh and Basic Terms SECTION I The Literal Meaning of Fiqh SECTION II Earlier General Meaning of Fiqh SECTION III Later Sh¯afi‘ite Definition of Fiqh SECTION IV Distinctions Based on the Definition A
Distinction between shar ¯ı‘ah and fiqh
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Distinction between mujtahid and faq¯ıh ☞ 51 Distinction between ijtih¯ad and taql ¯ıd ☞ 52
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SECTION V ¯ al-Fiqh The Meaning of As. l and Us. ul SECTION VI Widening the Definitions A B
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The H . ukm: What is Islamic Law? SECTION I The Elements of the H . ukm Shar‘¯i SECTION II The Meaning of the H . ukm Shar‘¯i or the Meaning of Islamic Law SECTION III The H . ukm Takl¯if¯i (Obligation Creating Rules) SECTION IV The H . ukm Wad. ‘¯i—Declaratory Rules SECTION V The Distinction Between the H . ukm Takl¯if¯i and the H . ukm Wad. ‘¯i
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Classification of Islamic Law SECTION I ¯ The Meaning of Wajib (Obligatory Act) and its Different Types A
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SECTION II ¯ The Classifications of the Wajib (Obligatory Act) A B C D
Classification based on the time available for performance: w¯ajib mut . laq and w¯ajib muqayyad ☞ 73 Classification based on the extent of the required act ☞ 76 Classification based on the subjects who are required to perform ☞ 77 Classification based on the identification of the object of the required act ☞ 78 SECTION III ¯ (Recommended Act) and its The Meaning of Mandub Different Types
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SECTION IV ¯ (Prohibited Act) and its The Meaning of H . aram Different Types A
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SECTION V ¯ (Disapproved Act) and its The Meaning of Makruh Different Types SECTION VI The Meaning of Mub¯ah. (Permitted Act) and its Different Types
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SECTION VII The H . ukm Wad. ‘¯i or the Declaratory Rule A B
Sabab, shart . and m¯ani‘ ☞ 86 S.ih.h.ah, fas¯ad and but . l a¯ n (validity, vititation and nullity)
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The Lawgiver (H . a¯ kim) SECTION I Allah is the True Source of all Laws SECTION II The Fundamental Norm of the Legal System SECTION III The Law and the Interest of Man A B
Is Man the sole purpose of creation? ☞ 94 Can we employ mas.lah.ah (interest) for new laws?
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SECTION IV Are the Shar¯i‘ah and Natural Law Compatible? CHAPTER VII
The Act ( Mah.k¯um F ¯ıh) SECTION I The Conditions for the Creation of Obligation (Takl¯if ) A
The act to be performed or avoided must be known
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SECTION III Classification of the H . ukm Takl¯if¯i on the Basis of Rights SECTION IV Classification of Duties: O riginal and Substitutory SECTION V Human Rights and Other Classifications CHAPTER VIII
The Subject ( Mah.k¯um ‘Alayh) SECTION I Ahl¯iyah or Legal Capacity SECTION II The Underlying Bases of Legal Capacity SECTION III Complete Capacity A
The stages leading to complete legal capacity
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SECTION IV Deficient and Imperfect Capacity A B
Cases of deficient legal capacity ☞ 117 Cases of Imperfect Capacity ☞ 121 CHAPTER IX
Causes of Defective Legal Capacity SECTION I Natural causes of defective capacity A
Minority (s.ighar )
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SECTION II Acquired Causes of Defective Capacity A
Intoxication (sukr )
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Jest (hazl ) ☞ 133 Indiscretion (safah)
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Coercion and duress (ikr a¯h) ☞ 135 Mistake and ignorance (khat . a’, shubhah, and jahl )
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The Primary Sources of Islamic Law SECTION I The Distinction Between Primary and Secondary Sources SECTION II Grades of the Sources SECTION III ¯ The Qur’an A
The Recording and Revelation of the Qur’¯an
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SECTION IV The Sunnah A B
Kinds of Sunnah ☞ 153 Conditions imposed by jurists for acting upon the muttas.il h.ad¯ıth ☞ 157 SECTION V ¯ Status of the Sunnah With Respect to the Qur’an SECTION VI Consensus of Legal Opinion (Ijm¯a‘)
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Conditions for the Validity of Ijm¯a‘ Types of ijm¯a‘ ☞ 163 The legal force of ijm¯a‘ as a source Role of ijm¯a‘ in the modern world
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Secondary Sources SECTION I Qiy¯as (Analogy) A B C
Elements of qiy a¯ s ☞ 168 Examples of qiy a¯ s ☞ 169 Qiy a¯ s jal ¯ı and qiy a¯ s khaf ¯ı or manifest and concealed analogy ☞
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SECTION II ¯ (Juristic Preference) Istih. san A
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SECTION III ¯ (Presumption of Continuity) Istis. h. ab A
Istis.h.a¯ b al-h.a¯ l and the Islamization of laws
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SECTION IV Mas. lah. ah Mursalah (Extended Analogy) A
Illustrations of mas.lah.ah mursalah
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SECTION V Sadd al-Dhar¯i‘ah (Blocking the Lawful Means to an Unlawful End) SECTION VI ¯ i) Opinion of a Companion (Qawl al-S.ah. ab¯ SECTION VII Earlier Scriptures (Shar‘ M an Qablana¯ ) A
Types of earlier laws
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SECTION VIII Custom (‘Urf ) A B
Types of ‘urf ☞ 180 Can the Western laws obtaining in Pakistan be treated as custom? ☞ 182 SECTION IX Islamic Law and Roman Law CHAPTER XII
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Primary purposes in the service of the Hereafter The two faces of the maq¯a.sid ☞ 190
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The Meaning of Ijtih¯ad and its Modes SECTION I The Meaning of Ijtiha¯ d SECTION II The Task of the Mujtahid SECTION III ¯ The Modes of Ijtihad SECTION IV ¯ The Complete Process of Ijtihad SECTION V The Qualifications of the Mujtahid SECTION VI Who is a mujtahid today ?
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SECTION VII Abrogation (Naskh) SECTION VIII The Rules of Preference (Tarj¯ih. ) CHAPTER XIV
Taql ¯ıd or Juristic Method SECTION I Taql¯id in the Pakistani Legal System
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Property and Ownership SECTION I The Nature of Property and Ownership A B C
Ownership (milk¯ıyah) and possession (milk al-yad) Types of ownership ☞ 214 Possession ☞ 216
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General Principles of Contract SECTION I Function of Contracts in Islamic Law SECTION II The Meaning of ‘Aqd SECTION III Agreement and its Form (S.¯ighah) A B C
The meaning of ¯ıj¯ab (off er) and qab¯ul (acceptance) ☞ 223 The conditions of off er and acceptance (s.¯ıghah) ☞ 224 Termination of the o ff er (¯ıj¯ab) ☞ 226 SECTION IV Consideration and Islamic law of contracts
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The mah.all (subject-matter) and legality
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Contracts contrary to Islamic law (shar‘ ) ☞ 229 Contracts contrary to public policy ☞ 231
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SECTION VI Contractual Capacity SECTION VII Genuineness of Assent A B
Mistake (khat . a’ or shubhah not ghalat . ) ☞ 234 Khil a¯bah, taghr ¯ır, tadl ¯ıs, ghabn—fraudulent misrepresentation ☞
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SECTION VIII Types of Contracts and Their Effects A B C D E F
S.ah.¯ıh., b¯a.t il and f a¯ sid contracts ☞ 239 Immediate and suspended contracts or n¯afidh and mawq¯uf contracts ☞ 240 Binding and terminable contracts or the l a¯ zim and ghayr l a¯ zim (or j¯a’iz ) contracts ☞ 241 Bilateral contracts versus unilateral contracts (wa‘d) ☞ 242 Valid, void, voidable and unenforceable contracts ☞ 243 Executed and executory contracts ☞ 243 SECTION IX Option (Khiy¯ar) and the Effects of Contracts
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Khiy a¯r al-Shart . or the Option to Revoke the Contract ☞ 243 Khiy a¯r al-Ta‘y ¯ın or the Option to Ascertain the Subject-matter ☞
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Khiy a¯r al-Ru’yah or the Option of Examination Khiy a¯r al-‘Ayb or the Option of Defects ☞ 245
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Assignments and delegations
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Conditions of performance ☞ 247 Discharge of contract ☞ 248
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SECTION XI Breach and Remedies A
Specific performance—ijb¯ar
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Rescission and Restitution ( faskh and irj¯a’ ) Reformation ☞ 252
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Delegated Authority SECTION I Guardianship (Wil¯ayah) A B C
Types of Wil a¯yah ☞ 255 Grades of the awliy a¯’ ☞ 256 The extent of the wal ¯ı’s authority
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SECTION II Agency (Wak¯alah) A B
The elements of wakalah Types of agency ☞ 260
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The ah.k¯am of wak¯alah ☞ 260 H . ukm of the contract and its h.uq¯uq
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SECTION III ¯ i Ratification and the Acts of the Fud. ul¯ A B
The h.ukm of the acts of a fud.u¯ l ¯ı ☞ 262 Conditions for ratification ☞ 263 CHAPTER XVIII
Commercial Transactions SECTION I The Meaning of Bay‘ and its Types A
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SECTION III Sale of Goods for Cash A
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Credit sale (bay‘ al-nas¯ı’ah) ☞ 275 Advance payment (salam) ☞ 276 Goods made to order (istis.n¯a’ ) ☞ 277 Sale with earnest money (‘urb¯un) ☞ 277 Contract for supplies (tawr ¯ıd) ☞ 278 Sale with stated profit (mur a¯bah.ah) ☞ 278 Sale at cost price (tawl ¯ıyah) ☞ 279 Sale at less than cost price (wad.¯ı‘ah) ☞ 279
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SECTION IV Loans and Exchange of Currencies (S.arf ) SECTION V The Prohibition of Rib¯a and Commercial Transactions A
The four rules of rib¯a
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SECTION VI Transactions Prohibited (or Vitiated) for Various Reasons SECTION VII The Contract of Hire (ij¯arah) A B
The conditions of ij¯arah Types of ij¯arah ☞ 287
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SECTION VIII ¯ General Offers (Ji‘alah ) CHAPTER XIX
Security of Debts, Insolvency and Interdiction SECTION I ¯. The Meaning of Debt: ‘Ayn, Dayn, and Istiqrad SECTION II Assignment and Negotiation SECTION III H . aw¯alah and Muq¯as. s. ah (Assignment, Transfer of Debt) A B
H . aw¯alah and negotiable instrument Muq¯a.s.sah (Claim-swapping) ☞ 293
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SECTION IX Interdiction (H . ajr) A
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Acquisition of Property and Liens SECTION I Acquisition and Disposal of Property SECTION II Modes of acquisition of property A B C D E F G H I
Contracts and declarations ☞ 303 Claim as a third party (Istih.q¯aq) and restitution ☞ 303 Preemption (Shuf‘ah) ☞ 303 Revival of Barren Land (Ih. y a¯’ al-Maw¯at ) ☞ 305 H . im¯a and Iqt . a¯ ‘ (Estates) ☞ 305 Ma‘ a¯din (Minerals) ☞ 306 Found Property (Luqt . ah) ☞ 306 Prizes or Prize Money (Sabq) ☞ 308 Property of the mafq¯ud (missing person) ☞ 308 SECTION III Liens
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Leaseholds (ij¯arah, kir a¯ ’ ) ☞ 309 Wad¯ı‘ah (deposit, bailment) ☞ 309 Rights in the property of others: easements and servitudes (irtif a¯q) ☞ 309 SECTION IV Partitioning of Property (Qismah)
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Enterprise Organization SECTION I Definition of Partnership SECTION II Types of Partnerships A B
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SECTION III ¯ Partnership The ‘Inan SECTION IV The Muf¯awad. ah Partnership SECTION V ¯ Mud. arabah A
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SECTION VI Muz¯ara‘ah (Share-cropping) SECTION VII ¯ Mus¯aq¯ah or Mu‘amalah SECTION VIII Corporations and Islamic Law
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Marriage SECTION I The h. ukm of marriage SECTION II Looking at the Would be Spouse Before Proposal SECTION III The Formation of the Contract A
Consent in marriage (legal capacity)
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Whose consent? Guardian’s? ☞ 327 Is Guardianship a Condition for the Validity of the Contract of Marriage? ☞ 329 Stipulating an option (khiy a¯r ) ☞ 330
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SECTION IV Witnesses (Shah¯adah) SECTION V ¯ ) Dower (S.ad. aq A B C D
Dower amount ☞ 332 Species and void dowers
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SECTION VI Impediments to Marriage A
Lineage
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The Option of Defects
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Divorce and Separation SECTION I The Kinds of Divorce (T.al¯aq) A B C
B¯a’in and Raj‘ ¯ı Divorces ☞ 349 Sunnah and Bid‘ah Forms of Divorce Khul‘ (Redemption) ☞ 352
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SECTION II Tafw¯id. , takhy¯ir and taml¯ik SECTION III Retraction after Divorce SECTION IV Waiting Period (‘Iddah) SECTION V Gift of Consolation Paid to a Divorced Woman (Mut‘ah) SECTION VI Appointment of Arbitrators SECTION VII Mourning (Ih. d¯ad) SECTION VIII Vow of Continence (¯Il¯a’) SECTION IX Injurious Assimilation (Z.ih¯ar) SECTION X ¯ ) Imprecation (Li‘an CHAPTER XXIV
Inheritance, Bequests and Trusts SECTION I Inheritance A B C
The as.h.a¯ b al-far a¯’id. or sharers ☞ 364 The as.ab¯at or residuaries ☞ 365 The dhaw¯u’l-arh.a¯ m or distant kindred
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Crimes and Torts SECTION I The aims of the criminal law SECTION II Classification of Crimes in Islamic Law A B
Classification on the basis of the right aff ected: h.add, ta‘z ¯ır and siy a¯sah ☞ 389 Diff erences between ta‘z ¯ır and siy a¯ sah ☞ 391 SECTION III Offences and their penalties
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War and Fiscal Laws SECTION I Jih¯ad and Truce SECTION II The Ah. k¯am of Enemy Property A B C D
The fifth of the spoils (khums) ☞ 408 The four-fifths of the spoils ☞ 409 The anf a¯l (rewards) ☞ 411 Muslim property recovered from disbelievers
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Wealth of minors ☞ 415 Those under debt ☞ 416 Wealth liable to zak¯at ☞ 416 Holding period for wealth ☞ 418 Those entitled to zak¯at ☞ 418 CHAPTER XXVIII
Courts, Procedure and Evidence SECTION I Courts A B C
Maz . a¯lim Courts ☞ 421 Court of the Q¯ad.¯ı ☞ 422 Court of the Muh.tasib ☞ 422 SECTION II ¯ . ¯i: Adab al-qad
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Qualifications of the q¯ad.¯ı: Jurisdiction ☞ 424 Procedure ☞ 424 Evidence ☞ 426
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The Islamic Legal Heritage SECTION I Nature of Pre-Islamic Law SECTION II The First Period A B C D E
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Sources of fiqh ☞ 441 Narration of Traditions ☞ 441 The Rise of the Early Schools ☞ 441 SECTION V The Fourth Period: G rowth
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Growth and compilation of fiqh ☞ 442 Compilation of the Sunnah ☞ 443 Compilation of tafs¯ır ☞ 445 SECTION VI The Fifth Period: The Maturing of the Legal System
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SECTION VIII The Seventh Period: C olonization and After CHAPTER XXXI
The Schools of Islamic Law SECTION I The H . anaf¯i School A B C D E
Ab¯u H.an¯ıfah: The Founder ☞ 450 Jurists of the School ☞ 450 Early works of the School ☞ 450 Influence of the School ☞ 451 The H . anaf ¯ı School and legal theory
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M¯alik ibn Anas: The Founder Jurists of the School ☞ 454 M¯alik¯ı School and legal theory
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Muh.ammad ibn Idris al-Sh¯afi‘¯ı: The Founder Jurists of the School ☞ 456 Sh¯afi‘¯ı School and legal theory ☞ 457
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Ah.mad ibn H . anbal ibn Asad al-Shayban¯ı: The Founder
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SECTION V The Extinct Schools A B C
The Awz¯a‘¯ı School The Z.a¯ hir¯ı School The T.abar¯ı School
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