Islamiat MCQ #1986

The Islamic legal principle that "custom is authoritative" (`al-'adah muhakkamah`) is used as a source of law primarily by which school?

Islamiat MCQ #1986

  1. Question 1

    Q1. The Islamic legal principle that "custom is authoritative" (`al-'adah muhakkamah`) is used as a source of law primarily by which school?

    • A) Shafi'i
    • B) Hanbali
    • C) Zahiri
    • D) Hanafi and Maliki

    Answer: Hanafi and Maliki

    Explanation: The Hanafi and Maliki schools most prominently apply the maxim "al-'adah muhakkamah" (custom is authoritative), using local custom ('urf) as a formal supplementary source of Islamic law.