Qawaaid al Fiqhiyyah

Qawaaid al Fiqhiyyah
Alhamdulillah we had the opportunity to sit with Shaykh Abdussalam AshShuwayer from Riyadh, a very young and noble Shaykh (only 43). He explained the 5 Great Principles of Fiqh. These principles are general rules that are applied when scholars derive fiqh rulings. They are short concise sentences which come from texts of Quran or Hadeeth. There are many principles but for this course we focused on the 5 Great principles which are as follows:

 Al Umuru Bi Muqaasidiha  Matters are based on the intentions behind them
 Al Yakeenu La Yazulu Bi Shakk  Certainty is not removed by doubt
 Al Mashaqatu Tajlibu At Tayseer  Burden Necessitates Ease
 Al ‘Aadatu Muhkamah  Habits are Considered in the Deen
 La Darara wa La Diraar  There is no harm or reciprocating harm (harming oneself or harming others)

Studying these Qawaaid is necessary to fully understand how the scholars derive fiqh. Throughout the other lectures other mashaykh mentioned these Qawaaid when explaining other legal rulings, so it was beneficial to have gone over them in detail.