21. JURISPRUDENCE (‘FIQH) IS THE BEST OF ALL SCIENCES
The best proof for the virtue (fadl) of a matter is the fruit (thamr) it produces. And whoever observes the fruit of Jurisprudence (‘fiqh) will realise that it is the best of sciences (afdalal-‘ulum).
This is notable when you understand the founders of Madhhabs excelled over their entire generations due to their fiqh though there were during their times, those who were more knowledgeable than them in Qur’an, hadith or linguistics.
Take the examples found in our time to appreciate this! You find today a young person who is aware of the apparent disputes of scholars [over matter of fiqh] and knows the rulings on newly occurring events that no other expert scholars know; he therefore stands out and suffices himself. On the other hand, many are those whom we have seen excelling in Qur’an, hadith, tafsir or Arabic language, yet they do not know most religious rulings despite their old-age— and worse still— they may not even know about the actions they intend to perform in the prayer {salah).
A jurist nevertheless who excels in fiqh must not focus on learning fiqh all the while remaining foreign to other religious knowledge, because in such case he will not be a jurist.
He should rather learn from each branch the needed portions then focus on learning fiqh as it is the honour of this life and the Hereafter.
(Source: al-Hafiz Abu’l-Faraj ibn al-jawzl [d. 597AH] “CAPTURED THOUGHTS being” a translation of his masterpiece ‘Sayd al-K hatir)
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