A research about the formation of Mazhab Syafie and the sources used to form the mazhab. Also a bit information about the biblography and historical background of Imam As-Syafie
5. - Name : Abu Abdullah Muhammad Bin Idris Bin Usman Bin Syafi`I
- Born in : 150 A.H = (767 A.D)
- Place of birth : 1st opinion - in Asqalan (a large town near Gaza)
: 2nd opinion – in Yemen
- Ancestry : His father from the tribe of prophet.
: His mother from the tribe of Yemeni trib (Azd)
- Died in : 204 A.H ( 819 A.D) in Egypt
6. 1.2 Academic careers
i) After the death of his father, her mother brought him to Mecca
ii) Memorising a whole Qur`an in (7) seven years old and Al-Muwatta` Imam
Malik in 10 years old
iii) He was a follower of Mazhab Maliki and old people in early part of his
academic careers
iv) Studied law under Muslim B Khalid al-Zanji (Mufti of Mecca) and Sufyan Bin
`Uyaynah
v) At the of 20 years, he left Madina after Imam Malik passed away and
completely taught received legal training under Imam Malik.
vi) Then , he went to Yemen and taught there. In 195 AH, he went to Iraq and
studied under Imam Muhammad ibn Hasan As-Syaibani and when back to
Mecca.
vii) After that, he travelled to Egypt to in oreder to study under Imam al-Layth
but the Imaam had passed away. However he was able to study the Madh-
hab of al-Layth students. He stay in Egypt until he died in 820CE during the
rule of the Caliph of al-Mamoon.
7. c) FAMOUS teachers
Asqalan Mecca Medina Yemen Iraq Mecca Egypt
•Muslim B Khalid al-Zanji (Mufti of Mecca)
•Sufyan Bin UyaynahMecca
•Imam Malik Bin Anas
Medina
•Imam Muhammad Bin Hasan As-Shabani
( student of Imam Abu Hanifah)Iraq
•Students of Imam Al-Lyath
Egypt
9. FORMATION OF OLD SCHOOL OF THOUGHT
Imam As-Syafi`e combined the Fiqh of Hijjaz (Maliki thought), with that of
Iraq, (Hanafee thought) and created a new mazhab , Al-Syafee.
The book “al-Hujjah” are usually referred to as al-madh-hab al-Qadeem(the
school of thought) to differentiate it from the second period of his
scholarship which occurred after he reached Egypt.
FORMATION OF BOOK OF AL-UMM
He fathom the fiqh of Imaam al-Layth ibn Sa’d and dictated al-Madh-hab al-Jadeed(the
new school of thought)onto his students with a form of another book which he named
al-Umm(the essence).
SYTEMATIZATION OF SHAFII’S MAZHAB
He systematize the priciples of Fiqh which he recorded in his book called ar-
Risalah.
11. SOURCES OF LAW
• Uncompromising stand in relation to the primacy of Quran among
the sources of law.
• He relied on Quran heavily before adding only the new insights
which he gained from a deep study.THE QURAN
• Only laid down only to authentic hadith (sahih hadith)
• Rejected all the others condition of the hadith as set by Imam
Abu Hanifah and Imam Malik.
• He was great in contributions to the science of Hadith criticism.THE SUNNAH
• Third most important sources of law.
• Although had serious doubts about the possibility of the ijmaa’ in
a certain cases.
IJMAA’
12. SOURCES OF LAW
•No differing opinion among the companions.
•If there is a conflict regarding to legal point, he would choose whichever
opinion was the closest to sources.INDIVIDUAL OPINIONS
OF COMPANION
•Valid method for deducing further laws from the previous sources.
•Considering his personal opinions inferior to proofs based on the
companion’s opinions.
QIYAAS
•Means,seeking a link,but legally it refers to the process of deducing Fiqh
laws by linking a later set of circumstance with an earlier set.
•Every matters that has not been sited in quran and authentic hadith are
‘ibahah’ except there is a dalil that forbid it.
ISTIS-HAAB
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15. REFERENCE
FALSAFAH AL-TASHHRI FI AL-ISLAM- S.MAHMASSANI
SEJARAH PERUNDANGAN ISLAM- PROF.DR. AHMAD SHALABY
ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE IN THE MODERN WORLD- ANWAR AHMAD QADRI
THE EVOLUTION OF FIQH – ABU AMEENAH BILAL PHILIPS