Qiyas

In Islamic jurisprudence, qiyas (Arabic: قياس, qiyās [qiˈjaːs], lit.'analogy') is the process of deductive analogy in which the teachings of the hadith are compared and contrasted with those of the Quran, in order to apply a known injunction (nass) to a new circumstance and create a new injunction. Here the ruling of the sunnah and the Quran may be used as a means to solve or provide a response to a new problem that may arise. This, however, is only the case providing that the set precedent or paradigm and the new problem that has come about will share operative causes (عِلّة, ʿillah). The ʿillah is the specific set of circumstances that trigger a certain law into action. An example of the use of qiyās is the case of the ban on selling or buying of goods after the last call for Friday prayers until the end of the prayer stated in the Quran 62:9. By analogy this prohibition is extended to other transactions and activities such as agricultural work and administration.[1] Among Sunni Muslims, Qiyas has been accepted as a secondary source of Sharia law along with Ijmāʿ, after the primary sources of the Quran, and the Sunnah.

  1. ^ "Usul Fiqh: THE RULE OF QIYAS: ITS MEANING, JUSTIFICATION, TYPES, SCOPE, APPLICATION, FEASIBILITY AND REFORM PROPOSALS". Islamic Jurisprudence - The Collection of articles for Islamic Jurisprudence II, LLM- Administration Of Islamic Law, International Islamic Universiti of Malaysia. session 2007/2008. 10 February 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2015.