Sources of Islamic legislation
1-Textual sources:
- Quran
-Sunnah
2- Sources requiring scholarly endeavor (ijtihad).
1- Unanimity (i.e. Ijma' ).
2- Analogy (i.e. Qiyas).
3- Subtle analogy (i.e. Isthsan).
4- Interests without rulings (i.e. Ma li Mursalah).
5- Customs of Muslims (i.e. al- 'Urf).
6- Statements by the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) Companions’.
7- The laws of earlier divine religions.
8- Prevention of what leads to the prohibited (i.e. sadd al-dhara’i').
9- Al-Istishab.
