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Schools of Muslim Law FAMILY LAW ASSIGNMENT
Tere are te main selrools of rmruslin lw —
The Aunni« and Shias . Roth sects arc apain Aividea
inte reaber ef Schock. The cluuion between the
tn the clap ule
Concerning the question
qs 2 Charackeriitie complron the.
docthina of the too Achools
A Sunni Sub Schools - The frit who deucloped
fix, votiom the
: ' and af
this systim of jrouprudence a
Jon. Sunni Pee of. eae (aw Ore
as follows
a) Abu Hanifa
b) Malik Ibn Anos
ro) Mohammad Ash Shafer
4) Ahmad Ibn Hanbal
judicial
Hanafi Cchool
Legal Doctrines of Hoxete Scheel - TH Salient
Reatune | ee epee og Islam legend the
hordes of Arabs. the fourdallon and organtsalion
of the Caliphati » the extension Ff Islanic Atale
and accession of new lends ube it vealed
into eonlact of diffruut aibtines and races
‘Scanned withTlance Aoeisly had & Jace vartous political soul
and [eyal pottens, Iriam Abu Hanide, felt te nom
of Tine and with a sacred goal b pruave
dimen Law of Ishin Ae start systenabic say
of Ielanuc. Jurisprudence and (egan
FY Islance lao.
Metlods of formultog of Legal Principles — Imam Abu
Haucfa based hiv dectrinu on Quran and HadiHt,
fccordiay ts hain Quran U ebernal im ik ofgeral
ebenee tt U word of God . He vegarded Quran oA
the foot and primary source. of oleducting He form
Of vituals bearing on Civil and Cisminel Leity OF
for declu the neomal principles cotcch showld
govern a case. Abu Hanga yaractid only severTénn
tyadiHons and preferred Sigas pwtich nea the
analogeeat deductiou from passages OCcUuning
in the Quran teld by leu cum option . He relled
leas Upon traditions th esting at legal conclusions |
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aud yore Upmr enalogion! Aeduchinrs
He Istluan cr Turtle fquly - deduucling law
from ‘the Buren and Hadlth jurist is requued te
use hiv talent and it an adnuitted Principe of all
hunnu that if Aryes u inconsistent with Quran
it will be aot aside . Aecorduny te Abu Honifa ,
Zs
‘Scanned with CamScannertolen a deduction 4 Lased om analogy ad aud is rot
acceptable eitir Lecacae If UW ayant border rules of
justice py it uo not in the Mmtererl of publee pare
Lhe just U at Uberty & reject the srinhe: dna
te cdept me uhich & nove suctable Ishhaan
loan Alec Homa and Djmam Her view Yegarding
[fre ls nore comprehensive and broad than Naas
of Ku Contemporary purist a He effamed ws vallify
at energy age
Unf or Usage and Ishi — Abu Hawcfa vecopnised
the aucthovucty GF vsstom and uacges Qa source of (aw.
The Quran and the percepli of the prophet wee
woth, how as vith all other jurists , the primary
Aources Ima Comung next bo tiem , analagy ,
jrrcelic prefrenrer ard letal crits levy vegorded
rrercly a4 secondary aeurces, Lltidlel in
ordu ae rreani the 4
jaan dna Dhan wpe from one they
Molkki Scheel
Salcent Fealires
Methed. of Fornulatiry leadeny Principles — Iman,
Malika 4rrt Source Wax err Beall Quran anol
Then came the Crodifionr 4 Prophet. Prong
traditions psrich were collected ond nrerratid by
tha troditimuts of Madina . Fter pencept, of
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‘Scanned withPrephet Hur other sources of we are [fra and Tamul
os he emuidured that prackeer of people of Moding
erhibited tu tre sprit of Islam The leat two
Asurces of law for him wus Qiyas ond Istslah-
He did wot vely much om Biyas -
He leaned mone upon tradibions and usages of Moslina
Joma Malik leaned Tore “Per tradifions and the
Csopes of the Prophil ond Ate precedarls established
by bis companions He relied micre. Upon sages
curd craton op Madina, relying om the Presumptin
tut they must hae been trainutted from the
Lines of Prophet.
Companions ain deere etn 3 SIONS residing ot Madina
Wwithrut reference te the gpirion of Others, and
mot only in veligoou mrattins but alo in
Biya - he accepted doctrine of Maliki sehook
tick » of course, te greak extent fouded om
individual neauowing but they combed! Ue of
vag voit dependence om Living traditions .
As oc reabtin of fack he usted tradihons more
copiously and look aid of Qiyas less prequenthy
and odeplid midh path in aeespliny iL ag a
Aource of Gx. 4| lebislah — Iman Malk proepourded a doctrine somewhat”
| pinilarn te jurtube equrily ov pruefrence He usoulld allow
| a deductim of (as te be bared on general Considers bins
t He public good
Ishkian and Ishelat—- Malikis use Istidlas ay
a distinct meltod of jurahe valionalim , not falling
Within the ¢cope dor interpretation ov analogy.
Shafi Scheof
Leyal Doctrines of Shafi School and Salient Frabiucl
i snciples — mam Shafi
Mettods of Forwulating Legal Principles ‘
wb vegarded a4 one of the puatat jure tn the
history ef Islamic Turiuprdence. He i The creator of
At clauical theory % Islamic Surisprudence
iD) Jam Strafi anal Quran — Shafi based his dockines
on Quran, basis of Legal knowledge. He staled thar
Quran sewer the double Purpose of
wo
yaw
maliral for legislation 1 as the baste ounce of law,
ony jnaprrny ideal for the scholar who armed at
Shaping his tysten of Law in horny coith that
model.
ni) Iran Shaft and Tradition of Prophat ~ Shape
ADressed on Prophets sun vel & Juran He wu
Uphold er of traditions and got the tthe of Nadiru
Prmnak
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‘Scanned with CemScannerDiffrance betivern Shafis and Hanapis vith veqard
& Qiyos
41 Atconding to Hanafis Aiyas cannot be applied wilh
ved te the macawing go word but in aed
comm effect carua, old order srould be applied
EG neo cases. But aceorduing te Shofu the meaning
of a word oni, extended to new cme Ce
according to Quaan, Khunurn it prohilstied , Shafu
includes olf inlericant: Within He mercy of the
team kmuwur Whereas» Hanapis view ef Care
intoricabion utend oviqural ovder te other iuctoni tous
Shafu allo won- Muslim also to use Zihonr.
Haonapis object te thin because in the Coa fa
Munlin Lhe may use Zihan there i possi belily
oa vevocabion be explakion
According te Hanafis Aiyar shewld be Leased on
either Quran oo traditions of lrma but Shafis
Henk Haat it con be based on some Previows
Qigaa aac, It ww we nol mectasony thot similaudy
Mout Le perfeck.
The Harbali Schoet
Figh-E- Hanbali - Its Salient Featinnes - [mam Ahmed
Hankel war undoukedly oeve tradifonaluct than
a jurut . There were roy citehiblons , por i t;
and answers be the quctiow of hin pupils Hank.
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‘Scanned wih CamScannerHis method of formuDabing legal principls — He seuyht
his anrawers of Legal qureationn form Holy Quran naxl-
pounce was Hadith, bot he leaned more troands
Hadith.
[ran Hanbaf and Una Honbalis opinion wot hat:
Veg arduny \ma ithab iF ec yt
te wait until
aa uke were pantiss te ra home
come te an end toiHout ay one howivg wi thdaumn
his coset, Recording & Hanbals Optaion , he was
im devour of euch saponin af lire only im
weattert of analogical deduction , but not when
it wos found in text of Quran
Istihsan- Aecoraling to Hanbal, it U4 ts abandon a rule
te adopt anciur better sute .
Qiyas- Hanbal ellowed Piyas macrely un Sheer
netersity and alivayr Guard t dartue law
tradilimal ounces. They accept Giga gereratly in
matters ustuch are “ight for men, ascerlarned by
teencise of orn Senict,
Shr Sub School
lUana Asharia School —- The follauens of thus
ane largut of the Shia cect. Thay are 1
twelve, the followers of twoelue | The
enna Ashanca Shins are sub-divided if too
school: , nanrely 1 Akhbori and Usuli Schook
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‘Scanned wih CamScannerit) Ismnailya School -— Ismailyas regard [ord at the
Seventh Imam . lsmaityas are called eserky ~
9S [small wos seventh Iman.
wi) Zotdya School- Fourth Imam left tivo Sons Zaud
And Mohammad Al-Bagir . Zandi descendant ore Ziudis
*D Ditferonce betiuun funni and Shia Schools
1) Law of Marriage
A the Shins temporary marriage is Lawfek luk
wou ule ful anos Aun .
Recording te the Shins only the tathn and grandfather
Are guardians for marriage Other ane suyarded os
Famdth or Unauthorised persons , and is Uleg of if
Cmiracted by tu latter unless vabitied by the parly
concerned. Sunnis vecognrise a long lut of other
quardcans toy wrarriage berrder father aud grandfather
Sunni lau preseribes the presence of tisg male
Witruses at the Gime of marriage wshroh the Shea
liw does not cleem it Ya neceasary condition .
Slin [nur veaptves presence of fie witness
Ob He Lirraz of divorce , whereasinSunned law
It 4 not Necesmary. Shins hold ten wonths of
gestation 04 lowjut ushincas Sunnis Miso years.
ii) Dower ~ Ten olithong Kw Mintnum arnreuit
dower, under Sunn lw, where under Shia lw
there U no minimum Lint fixed, but it should
Mot exceed soo Arrhems.
8ni) Divoree — Talay under Sunk las may le effected
orally or be a writtin doen. Under Sha ow
a Taloy wut le promeunceal “ th tha presence
of two wihwese and Tolag communceatio/ in wrihug
i mot valid unlim Ke husband & phigsically incapable
Gf ponouncing it ovally
iv) Matunily — Matert, under Auris ib fied 7
ee ee ee te the held cslather prom
adulterous intercourse or of valid covtrack of marge
Ghia law, clichnpuicher beltreen Cid of fornication
and dill whew mother wos vol dy marricd before
cts ot han ha dame 7% pe
V) Cruardéanship - Methir under Sunni law i entitled ta
dhe Custody of a bey until ba hos completed the age
of Ser yore and Gal until the has abtasned prberly
Under Shia law, the mother 4 entitled te the
cuslady of & bog Ubi the ape of two yerns and
Ged untel she alibain the oye of seuen Jr7-
vi) Micxtenanee~ Under Sunni (as, ability te rmainlisin
fatter vets on his Aion , sons are Viatle even iF
Fhe father U corny In Uela aws , it tr not obligatory
te marlon If the falar iu in a positon t earn,
vii) tills - Person wroler Sunni law cannot bh egreath,
anuybhing Cr favour of On herr except voith He corset
of otha | haine signitied afta the tuatatar oleth
pohareee ice Uwe no coment Uv neesary if the
beyseath does wot exceed one-third, anal whore tt does
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te Lifeline of toe teabitn ney
Com clusion
Muslin lw u governed by the teaching Of Bran
and Prophet Mobumed There haue been mony
clifferent cchools teticl ‘follow their own intuprtat ou
of these teachings ow powlk om which burr
Aileal.
Each school has iti mom beliefs and practice: ond
because ia no sek rue regarding
hth the Quian iv silent one school ceamot
be sol te be better positioned thor Hie other
Schools , and this even though Here are many
schowts in tnslin Law, Hey all lead t one path
Tha, Of there schools con be Compa a
fe defperent path which alf lead bo the ronne
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