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Development of Fiqh May 29, 2022 Prof. Farida Khanam

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1 min 5 sec
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original Islam veiled by later self-styled interpretation
“In early Islam, people took religion directly from Quran and Sunnah”
2 min 37 sec
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Muadh ibn Jabal's answer: Quran, then Sunnah, then ijtihad
“The Prophet asked Muadh: how will you judge cases in Yemen?”
52 sec
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hajj vow left unfulfilled after mother's death
“A woman came asking: my mother died owing a hajj vow”
5 min 32 sec
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the real sources of Islamic jurisprudence explained
“What are the sources of fiqh, besides Quran and Sunnah?”
1 min 16 sec
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defining ijtihad, individual versus collective effort
“Ijtihad literally means to strive, to struggle”
1 min 11 sec
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companions split two ways over when to pray Asr
“The Prophet said: go quickly and pray Asr only there”
55 sec
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individual ijtihad alone won't be accepted
“Ijtihad done by one person alone, people won't accept”
3 min 50 sec
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Abu Bakr and Umar's landmark ijtihad decisions as caliphs
“When people refused zakat, how did Abu Bakr decide to act?”
2 min 44 sec
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why mutual consultation (shura) matters in Islam
“Consultation is one of Islam's most important principles”
57 sec
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Maulana always asked guests for their experience first
“Even the Prophet, who met angels, always consulted others”
2 min 44 sec
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what a fatwa really is versus media misconceptions
“People say: what kind of religion has a fatwa for everything?”
45 sec
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clearing up the fatwa versus qaza confusion
“People are confusing fatwa with qaza, here's the difference”
5 min 21 sec
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why hadith scholars and jurists diverged into two camps
“What's the real difference between a muhaddith and a faqih?”
45 sec
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form means nothing to God, only spirit matters
“Form is not acceptable to God, spirit is what's accepted”
1 min 46 sec
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why the 'abrogated' Quranic verses on alcohol still apply
“Some Quran verses are called abrogated, but that's not quite right”
2 min 49 sec
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small ritual differences are a mercy, not division
“In small matters, there's always been difference of opinion”
3 min 57 sec
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small prayer differences are legitimate prophetic precedent
“Someone asked: is it wrong to recite behind the imam?”
53 sec
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Ibn Abbas changes the call to prayer in heavy rain
“On a rainy Friday, Ibn Abbas told people: pray at home”
2 min 2 sec
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renowned hadith scholar's late-life regret over sectarianism
“A scholar spent his life proving one fiqh school superior”
51 sec
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a scholar's deathbed regret over sectarian debate
“We exhausted our lives proving one school superior to others”