Shafi'i school

The Shāfi‘ī ( ) madhhab is one of the four schools of fiqh , or religious law, within the Sunni branch of Islam . The Shāfi‘ī school of fiqh is named after Imām ash-Shāfi‘ī . The other three schools of Islamic law are Hanafi , Maliki and Hanbali .

The Shafi'i ( Šāfiʿī ) madhhab is one of the four schools of Islamic law in Sunni Islam . It was founded by the Arab scholar Al-Shafi'i in the early 9th century. The other three schools of Sunni jurisprudence are Hanafi , Maliki and Hanbali . The Shafi school predominantly relies on the Quran and the Hadiths for Sharia . Where passages of Quran and Hadiths are ambiguous, the school first seeks religious law guidance from Ijma – the consensus of Sahabah (Muhammad's companions). If there was no consensus, Shafi'i school relies on individual opinion ( Ijtihad ) of the companions of Muhammad, followed by analogy. The Shafi'i school was, in the early history of Islam, the most followed ideology for Sharia. However, with Ottoman Empire 's expansion and patronage, it was replaced with the Hanafi school in many parts of the Muslim world. One of the many differences between the Shafi'i and Hanafi schools is that the Shafi'i school does not consider Istihsan (personal preference of Islamic legal scholars) as an acceptable source of religious law because it amounts to "human legislation" of Islamic law. The Shafi'i school is now predominantly found in Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, eastern Egypt, the Swahili Coast, Yemen, Kurdish regions of the Middle East, Palestine, Lebanon, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, some coastal parts of Sri Lanka, India, Singapore, Myanmar, Thailand, Brunei, and the Philippines.

The Shafi‘i ( Shāfiʿī , alternative spelling Shafei ) madhhab is one of the four schools of Islamic law in Sunni Islam . It was founded by the Arab scholar Muhammad ibn Idris Al-Shafi‘i , a pupil of Malik , in the early 9th century. The school "rejecting provincial dependence on traditional community practice" as the source of legal precedent, and "argued for the unquestioning acceptance of the Hadith " as "the major basis for legal and religious judgments". The other three schools of Sunni jurisprudence are Hanafi , Maliki and Hanbali . Like the other schools of fiqh, Shafi‘i relies predominantly on the Quran and the Hadiths for Sharia . Where passages of Quran and Hadiths are ambiguous, the school first seeks religious law guidance from Ijma – the consensus of Islamic Scholars (according to Syafiq Hasyim). If there was no consensus, the Shafi‘i school relies on qiyās (analytical reasoning) next as a source. . The Shafi‘i school was widely followed in the early history of Islam, but the Ottoman Empire favored the Hanafi school when it became the dominant Sunni Muslim power. One of the many differences between the Shafi‘i and Hanafi schools is that the Shafi‘i school does not consider Istihsan (judicial discretion by suitably qualified legal scholars) as an acceptable source of religious law because it amounts to "human legislation" of Islamic law. The Shafi‘i school is now predominantly found in Somalia , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Djibouti , eastern Egypt , the Swahili coast , Hijaz , Yemen , Kurdish regions of the Middle East , Dagestan , Chechen and Ingush regions of the Caucasus , Indonesia , Malaysia , Sri Lanka , Maldives , Kerala and some other coastal regions in India , Singapore , Myanmar , Thailand , Brunei , and the Philippines .

Prominent legal school in Sunni Islam "Shafi" redirects here. The Shafi'i school ( , also spelled Shafei ), or Madhhab al-Shāfiʿī , is one of the four major traditional schools of religious law ( madhhab ) in the Sunnī branch of Islam . It was founded by Muslim theologian Muḥammad ibn Idrīs al-Shāfiʿī , "the father of Muslim jurisprudence", in the early 9th century. The other three schools of Sunnī jurisprudence are Ḥanafī , Mālikī and Ḥanbalī . Like the other schools of fiqh, Shafiʽi recognize the First Four Caliphs as the Islamic prophet Muhammad 's rightful successors and relies on the Qurʾān and the "sound" books of Ḥadīths as primary sources of law. The Shafi'i school affirms the authority of both divine law-giving (the Qurʾān and the Sunnah ) and human speculation regarding the Law. Where passages of Qurʾān and/or the Ḥadīths are ambiguous, the school seeks guidance of Qiyās (analogical reasoning). The Ijmā' (consensus of scholars or of the community) was "accepted but not stressed". The school rejected the dependence on local traditions as the source of legal precedent and rebuffed the Ahl al-Ra'y (personal opinion) and the Istiḥsān (juristic discretion). The Shafiʽi school was widely followed in the Middle East until the rise of the Ottomans and the Safavids . Traders and merchants helped to spread Shafiʽi Islam across the Indian Ocean , as far as India and Southeast Asia . The Shafiʽi school is now predominantly found in parts of the Hejaz and the Levant , Lower Egypt and Yemen , and among the Kurdish people , in the North Caucasus and across the Indian Ocean ( Horn of Africa and the Swahili Coast in Africa and coastal South Asia and Southeast Asia ). Ahmady, Kameel 2019: From Border to Border . Comprehensive research study on identity and ethnicity in Iran.

School of Islamic jurisprudence "Shafi" redirects here. The Shafi'i school or Shafi'i Madhhab ( Arabic : ٱلْمَذْهَب ٱلشَّافِعِيّ , romanized : al-madhhab al-shāfiʿī ) or Shafi'i is one of the four major schools of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), belonging to the Ahl al-Hadith tradition within Sunni Islam . It was founded by the Muslim scholar , jurist , and traditionist al-Shafi'i ( c. 767–820 CE ), "the father of Muslim jurisprudence", in the early 9th century. The other three schools of Sunnī jurisprudence are Ḥanafī , Mālikī and Ḥanbalī . Like the other schools of fiqh, Shafiʽi recognize the First Four Caliphs as the Islamic prophet Muhammad 's rightful successors and relies on the Qurʾān and the "sound" books of Ḥadīths as primary sources of law. The Shafi'i school affirms the authority of both divine law-giving (the Qurʾān and the Sunnah ) and human speculation regarding the Law. Where passages of Qurʾān and/or the Ḥadīths are ambiguous, the school seeks guidance of Qiyās (analogical reasoning). The Ijmā' (consensus of scholars or of the community) was "accepted but not stressed". The school rejected the dependence on local traditions as the source of legal precedent and rebuffed the Ahl al-Ra'y (personal opinion) and the Istiḥsān (juristic discretion). The Shafiʽi school was widely followed in the Middle East until the rise of the Ottomans and the Safavids . Traders and merchants helped to spread Shafiʽi Islam across the Indian Ocean , as far as India and Southeast Asia . The Shafiʽi school is now predominantly found in parts of the Hejaz and the Levant , Lower Egypt , Somalia , Yemen , Malaysia , and Indonesia , in the North Caucasus and generally all across the Indian Ocean ( Horn of Africa and the Swahili Coast in Africa and coastal South Asia and Southeast Asia ). One who ascribes to the Shafi'i school is called a Shafi'i , Shafi'ite or Shafi'ist ( Arabic : ٱلشَّافِعِيّ , romanized : al-shāfiʿī , pl. ٱلشَّافِعِيَّة , al-shāfiʿiyya or ٱلشَّوَافِع , al-shawāfiʿ ). Ahmady, Kameel 2019: From Border to Border . Comprehensive research study on identity and ethnicity in Iran.