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As Islamic regulations stated in the primary sources do not explicitly deal with every

conceivable eventuality, jurisprudence must refer to resources and authentic


documents to find the correct course of action.[1] According to Ahlus Sunnah wa
Al-Jamā‘ah schools of law, secondary sources of Islamic law are consensus among
Muslims jurists, analogical deduction, al-Ra'y; independent reasoning, benefit for
the Community and Custom.[2] Hanafi school frequently relies on analogical
deduction and independent reasoning, and Maliki and Hanbali generally use the
Hadith instead. Shafi'i school uses Sunnah more than Hanafi and analogy more than
two others.[1][3] Among Shia, Usuli school of Ja'fari jurisprudence uses four sources,
which are Qur'an, Sunnah, consensus and 'aql. They use ijma under special
conditions and rely on 'aql (intellect) to find general principles based on the Qur'an
and Sunnah, and use usul al-fiqh as methodology to interpret the Qur'an and
Sunnah in different circumstances, and Akhbari Jafaris rely more on Hadith and
reject ijtihad.[1][4] According to Momen, despite considerable differences in the
principles of jurisprudence between Shia and the four Sunni schools of law, there
are fewer differences in the practical application of jurisprudence to ritual
observances and social transactions

Muslim jurists agree that the Qur'an in its entirety is not a legal code (used in the
modern sense); rather its purpose is to lay down a way of life which regulates man's
relationship with others and God.[7] The verses of the Qur'an are categorized into
three fields: "science of speculative theology", "ethical principles" and "rules of
human conduct". The third category is directly concerned with Islamic legal matters
which contains about five hundred verses or one thirteenth of it. The task of
interpreting the Qur'an has led to various opinions and judgments. The
interpretations of the verses by Muhammad's companions for Sunnis and Imams for
Shias are considered the most authentic, since they knew why, where and on what
occasion each verse was revealed.[1][6

Muslims believe the Qur'an to be the direct words of Allah, as revealed to and
transmitted by the Prophet Muhammad. All sources of Islamic law must be in
essential agreement with the Qur'an, the most fundamental source of Islamic
knowledge. When the Qur'an itself does not speak directly or in detail about a
certain subject, Muslims only then turn to alternative sources of Islamic law.

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