The book identifies four principal sources: Qur'an, Sunnah, ijma and qiyas. The first two provide transmitted texts; ijma concerns qualified juristic consensus; qiyas extends a ruling to a case without a specific text through a shared effective cause.
These are not interchangeable labels. Widespread agreement is not automatically ijma, and a superficial resemblance between cases is not sufficient for qiyas. Each source has its own requirements and evidentiary standing.
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Comprehensive Revision and Final Assessment — Mabadi al-Usul
The book identifies four principal sources: Qur'an, Sunnah, ijma and qiyas. The first two provide transmitted texts; ijma concerns qualified juristic consensus; qiyas extends a ruling to a case without a specific text through a shared effective cause.
These are not interchangeable labels. Widespread agreement is not automatically ijma, and a superficial resemblance between cases is not sufficient for qiyas. Each source has its own requirements and evidentiary standing.