Comparing the schools
A question in the four schools’ booksThe option of the session: when does a sale bind?HanafiMalikiShafi'iHanbaliOpen the comparisonOne chapter in four textsWiping over khuffs in the four base textsHanafiمختصر القدوريMalikiمختصر خليلShafi'iمنهاج الطالبينHanbaliزاد المستقنعOpen the four chapters
The topics of fiqh
Worship
- Purity35,940
- Prayer54,138
- Funerals10,045
- Zakat23,762
- Fasting12,535
- Retreat in the mosque2,697
- Pilgrimage30,534
Dealings
- Sales45,691
- Pledge10,312
- Bankruptcy and interdiction10,800
- Settlement5,119
- Transfer of debt1,717
- Guarantee5,943
- Partnership9,734
- Agency8,286
- Acknowledgement10,328
- Pre-emption6,161
- Hire and reward12,481
- Loan of use2,864
- Usurpation6,824
- Share-cropping4,213
- Deposit3,709
- Endowment6,698
- Reviving land and water rights2,612
- Gifts6,079
- Found property and foundlings5,523
Family
- Marriage36,049
- Divorce29,521
- Oaths of abstinence, zihar, li‘an10,808
- ExpiationsShafi'i · 612
- Suckling3,138
- Waiting periods6,543
- Maintenance and custody8,502
Inheritance and bequests
- Inheritance14,788
- Bequests18,932
Crimes and penalties
- Injuries and retaliation17,415
- Blood moneyHanafi, Shafi'i, Hanbali · 10,940
- Rebels1,213
- Prescribed penalties21,180
- ApostasyMaliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali · 2,757
- DrinksHanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i · 1,758
War and state
Food, oaths and vows
- Hunting and slaughter7,751
- Sacrifice4,473
- FoodsShafi'i, Hanbali · 1,804
- Racing and archeryMaliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali · 3,854
- Oaths12,549
- VowsMaliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali · 2,613
Courts and evidence
- Judgeship10,408
- Division of property2,552
- Claims and proofsHanafi, Shafi'i, Hanbali · 8,926
- Testimony12,572
Manumission
- Manumission10,348
- Manumission at deathHanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i · 1,213
- Contracts of manumission6,697
- Mothers of children1,647
The permitted and the forbidden
- CoercionHanafi · 2,830
- The permitted and the forbiddenHanafi · 3,250