USUL FIQH SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SYARIAH AND FIQH
Shariah is derived from Allah, the Quran, the Prophet Muhammad, and Hadith, while Fiqh is derived from the scholars of Fiqh and refers to the Quran and Hadith. The main differences are that Shariah is God-given and fixed, while Fiqh is humanly acquired and deals with legal rulings. Fiqh also contains more specific components and can change according to circumstances, whereas Shariah lays down basic principles.