In the book's marginal explanation, usul in its technical usage refers to the legal proofs on which rulings rest.
A distinction is useful: the proofs are the sources; the science of Usul al-Fiqh studies principles for deriving rulings from those sources.
The Qur’an is a source of evidence, for example. Determining how particular wording provides a legal ruling belongs to the study of legal methodology.
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Usul as a technical term
Definition, Subject and Objective of Usul al-Fiqh
In the book's marginal explanation, usul in its technical usage refers to the legal proofs on which rulings rest.
A distinction is useful: the proofs are the sources; the science of Usul al-Fiqh studies principles for deriving rulings from those sources.
The Qur’an is a source of evidence, for example. Determining how particular wording provides a legal ruling belongs to the study of legal methodology.