Sharia
Sharia is the broader body of Islamic law and guidance from the Qur'an and the sunnah. Fiqh is the detailed human scholarship built on top of it. The two words are related, but not identical.
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What do you think: Should I enroll in the College of Sharia, or should I enroll in another college and then join the College of Sharia afterward?
Beneficial sciences for the Ummah, whether religious or worldly, are fard kifayah (communal obligations), and Allah differentiates between people in their aptitudes. So, whoever Allah facilitates for him a beneficial…
What is the ruling on someone who wishes to complete his university studies and prepare a doctoral dissertation in Sharia and Law, comparing positive law with Islamic jurisprudence in a specific issue, while he is not among the scholars deeply rooted in the Sharia sciences?
It is permissible to study man-made laws for a valid purpose, such as demonstrating the superiority of Islamic Sharia rulings and highlighting the contradictions and injustices within man-made laws, or to benefit from…
What is the ruling on dealing with a bank that claims to apply Sharia through a Sharia committee, while there are rumors of Sharia violations in its operations, especially since the country's central bank deals with usury, and what is the alternative for someone who wishes to invest their money according to Sharia but cannot find a trustworthy institution?
If the bank adheres to Sharia guidelines and has a trustworthy Sharia supervisory board, then there is no objection to depositing money with it for investment in permissible areas. The sin of any shortcoming that occurs…
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Is taking profits from an on-demand investment account at Bank Misr's Islamic Transactions Branch permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram), keeping in mind that the parent bank is interest-based (ribawi) and the branch claims to operate according to Islamic Sharia, but without clarity regarding the investment method or the presence of Sharia supervision, and given that this branch is the only one available with an Islamic system in the governorate?
Does the caller (Da'ee) bear sin or punishment if he invites someone to a forum for the purpose of benefit, but the invitee's responses are not in accordance with Sharia (such as being jocular or irreligious), while the caller knows that the invitee will not respond to advice?
Is the separation that occurs between spouses in Sweden—based on Swedish law which does not recognize the Saudi marriage contract—considered a legitimate divorce or not, and is it necessary to renew the legitimate contract in Sweden?