Misconceptions in Islamic Law — A Series

All praise belongs to Allāh, and may He send prayers and blessings upon Muḥammad, the finality of prophets and messengers, as well as upon his family and companions.

This is a series of articles which seek to discuss pertinent matters pertaining to Islāmic Law (Fiqh) and Legal Theory (Uṣūl al-Fiqh).

Over the past few decades, much ado has been made about the various methods of acquiring understanding of Islāmic Law and deduction of rulings. In this series, I hope to explore some of the most oft-discussed issues in the past few decades, to shed light upon them from the perspective of traditional Islam.

Here are the links to the successive articles:

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Part 1: A Balanced Look At the Number of Raka`āt in Tarawīḥ

Part 2: Taqlīd: Tracing the Schools of Islāmic Law (Madhāhib)

Part 3: What Does It Mean to Be Mutasāhil in Fiqh?

Part 4: Case Studies, Part 1: What is the Ruling on Isbāl?

Part 5: Case Studies, Part 2: What Is al-Qaza`, and What Is Its Ruling?

Part 6: Case Studies, Part 3: What Is the Ruling on Eating non-Zabiha Meat in America?