Fiqh and Shariah: Any difference?

Fiqh and Shari'ah are often used interchangeably. Does Shari'ah mean Islamic law? Is Islamic law divine? Can it be changed? Islam and Shari'ah are often criticised on the grounds that they promote archaic laws that are not suitable for modern society. How true is this statement and can Islam be compatible with societies beyond seventh century Arabia? This video explores the difference between fiqh and Shari'ah and how that difference illustrates the inherent flexibility within Islamic legal thought.
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Zazakallahu khairun, mashaAllah such a short concise explanation on a such a broad and complex topic. May Allah reward you brother ameen

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Waw superb just awesome ....Jazakallah khair brother u explained in a very beautiful clear simple understandable way ,thanks a lot, God bless you

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Alhamdulillah i finally understand the difference between the two, been learning about shariah for a week and had been confused about the terms haha

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Extreaammly Fabulous explanations... May Allah Bless you and all of us. Aameen

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May Allah continue to advance your wisdom brother! Aameen

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May Allah grant uh and us paradise
Precisely explained

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thanka a lot, was super confused and have a test about islam and the different scholars tomorrow

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Perfect explanation.

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MashaAllah this is so understandable. I wish if you were my lecturer

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[@stephenconnolly1830]

Actually, the word "Shar'iah" does not cover law or legal matters at all, it is used only once in the Qur'an in a Makki Surah concerning a religious pathway only. There is no authentic Hadith in any of the collections where the word has been used by the Prophet or the Sahaba or any of the Khulufah Rashideen. This has now been checked for the first time in Islamic history and is the subject of a peer reviewed academic paper to be published later this year (2018) in the Arab Law Quarterly. So, the Shar'iah does not mean law and it certainly should not be used to mean divine law - this a huge and unwarranted error. All law in Islam constitutes Fiqh as it involves human interpretation on some level. It would much more accurate therefore to refer to law derived from the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet as Fiqh, Muslim or Islamic law instead.

[@masona8]

Do you think the speaker agreed with you?

[@hamdiyazid200]

Let me paraphrase.
Why you mean is the concept of shariah is non-existent
Because prior tradition makes no mention of the word shariah.
In this context I ever so kindly want to point out your error.
Though prior tradition makes no mention of the word shariah the necessity of the concept was their nonetheless.
People needed a way to put the teaching of the Quran and the Sunnah into practice and to use it for decision making.
Which they did using the unambiguous clearcut texts of the Quran and the Sunnah.
As the the number of Muslims increased and Islamic society grew in complexity scholars took this necessity and codified it.Thus would later be mutually agreed upon and widely practiced.
To put it simply the concept of shariah existed before the word.
In some cases words are only meant to express ideas or concepts that's why you can use words interchangeablely that have similar meanings.
For example one might refer to the followers of Moses as muslims.But the word Muslim doesn't exist in biblical text,which would be true but the meaning did a Muslim is a person of faith.
You could also refer to the followers of Moses as the faithful or the rightfully guided.(to those of find the word Muslim offensive 🙄)
Or are you disagreeing with the fact that shariah is believed to be universally applicable law?
And that human fallibility is present.

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