Al-Ashbah wan-Naza'ir (Shafi'i Legal Maxims)

الأشباه والنظائر في الفقه

By Jalal ad-Din as-Suyuti 911h (1505 CE) 1 volumes

A systematic collection of Shafi'i legal maxims (qawa'id fiqhiyyah) organized around the five universal maxims. As-Suyuti demonstrates how general principles govern thousands of specific rulings, making fiqh more coherent and accessible. It is widely studied alongside Ibn Nujaym's Hanafi counterpart.