Islamiat MCQ #16411

A "mujtahid mutlaq" is a scholar who:

Islamiat MCQ #16411

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A "mujtahid mutlaq" is a scholar who:

    • A) Issues fatwas within one school only
    • B) Only narrates hadith without deriving rulings
    • C) Applies Qiyas within an established school
    • D) Has unrestricted independent reasoning across all legal sources

    Answer: Has unrestricted independent reasoning across all legal sources

    Explanation: A mujtahid mutlaq (absolute or independent jurist) is a scholar qualified to exercise full independent legal reasoning across all sources of Sharia without being bound by any particular school. The four Imams are classic examples. This is contrasted with mujtahid muntasib, who reasons within a school's framework.