Bidayat al-Mujtahid

بداية المجتهد ونهاية المقتصد

A unique work of comparative fiqh by the famous Andalusian philosopher and jurist. Rather than advocating one school, Ibn Rushd systematically presents the points of agreement and disagreement among the four madhabs, analyzes the root causes of their differences (textual, methodological, or linguistic), and traces each position to its evidence. An indispensable text for understanding why scholars differ.