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Analogical reasoning from an established ruling to a new case.
In Islamic law
One of the agreed sources of law in all four schools, though they weight it differently. Much of what applies faraid to modern assets proceeds by qiyas.
In Canadian law
Comparable in function to reasoning by precedent.
Across the madhahib
We have not yet researched whether the four Sunni schools differ on this term, so we are not going to tell you either way. Where a specific case turns on it, ask a qualified scholar rather than relying on a general summary.
Note
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Citations & sources
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Scholarly & institutional references
- Encyclopaedia of Islam — Brill
- Oxford Islamic Studies / Oxford Reference — Oxford University Press