Shāfiʿī School
Muḥammad ibn Idrīs al-Shāfiʿīd. 204 AH · c. 820 CE
Known for its systematic usūl and careful harmonising between textual evidence and derived principles.
Jurisprudential Methodology
- Systematic reliance on Qurʾān as the primary source.
- Rigorous authentication of ḥadīth according to established standards.
- Qiyās (analogical reasoning) with strict conditions and clear analogies.
- Ijmāʿ (consensus) as a binding source of law.
- Hierarchical ordering of legal sources with clarity and principle.