Mālikī School
Mālik ibn ʾAnasd. 179 AH · c. 795 CE
Rooted in the practice of the people of Madīnah as a living witness to the Sunnah and its applied fiqh.
Jurisprudential Methodology
- Primary reliance on the Qurʾān and authentic Sunnah.
- Consideration of the continuous practice (ʿamal) of Madīnah as legal evidence.
- Limited use of juristic reasoning compared to other schools.
- Emphasis on reliability and authenticity of transmitted reports.
- Balance between transmitted rulings and considerations of public benefit.