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The 30 pages that link to Qiyas, each with the reason it gives.

• Sunni IslamRelated: Sunni jurists use analogy to address cases not explicitly covered by texts.

• Islamic jurisprudenceRelated: It allows jurists to address cases not directly settled by scripture or precedent.

• ShariaRelated: Jurists use analogy when a new question lacks a direct textual ruling.

• FiqhBroader topic: It is one method jurists use to address cases not directly stated in scripture.

• IjtihadRelated: It is one method jurists use when direct textual guidance is absent.

• Usul al-fiqhRelated: It shows how jurists derive rulings for cases not directly addressed by foundational texts.

• MadhhabRelated: Schools differ in how they recognize and apply this form of legal reasoning.

• Maliki schoolNarrower topic: It is a shared Sunni legal method within which Maliki jurists develop rulings.

• Hanafi schoolRelated: Hanafi jurists use analogy to derive rulings where foundational texts do not settle a case directly.

• KalamCompared with: Unlike kalam’s doctrinal disputation, qiyas chiefly extends legal rulings by analogy.

• Abu HanifaRelated: Analogical reasoning became a prominent tool in the legal method associated with Abu Hanifa.

• Al-Shafi'iRelated: He defended disciplined analogy for cases not directly addressed by scripture or reports.

• IjmaRelated: Jurists distinguish consensus from qiyas, another method used to derive legal rulings.

• Ahmad ibn HanbalCompared with: Ahmad generally preferred transmitted reports to analogy when both could address a legal question.

• Hanbali schoolCompared with: Hanbali jurists use analogy, but generally give transmitted evidence priority.

• Malik ibn AnasRelated: Analogical reasoning formed part of the juristic toolkit Malik worked within.

• Shafi'i schoolRelated: The school uses analogy to address cases not directly settled by foundational texts.

• Maqasid al-ShariaRelated: A ruling’s underlying rationale can connect analogy with its broader purpose.

• IstihsanCompared with: Istihsan departs from an apparent qiyas when another recognized justification is judged stronger.

• MaslahaRelated: Jurists compare maslaha with analogy when explaining how new rulings can be derived.

• Islamic lawRelated: Analogy lets jurists address cases not named directly in foundational texts.

• Ahl al-HadithCompared with: Debates over analogy exposed disagreements about how far juristic reasoning could go beyond transmitted evidence.

• Bid'ahRelated: Analogy can extend earlier rulings to practices unknown in the formative period.

• Islamic ethicsRelated: It offers jurists a method for deriving judgments beyond explicitly addressed cases.

• IstislahCompared with: Unlike qiyas, istislah need not extend a ruling through an established case's effective cause.

• MujtahidRelated: A mujtahid may use analogy when applying established rulings to new circumstances.

• Ibn Qayyim al-JawziyyaRelated: His discussions of legal proof engage the place and limits of analogical reasoning.

• AhkamRelated: Jurists use analogy when a new case lacks a directly applicable ruling.

• Ibn HazmCompared with: His rejection of this method marks a defining boundary between Zahiri jurisprudence and rival legal schools.

• Sources of ShariaRelated: It derives rulings for cases not directly addressed by foundational texts.