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Chapter 59 of 1481 min read
٣. الإجماع المستند إلى نص من الكتاب أو السنة أو القياس
Sunnah, or analogy. 4. Analogy. The Rightly Guided Caliphs and the noble Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) developed rulings on new issues on the basis of interests to which attention must be paid or harms that must be protected against. Their conclusions on issues for which there is no text were broad in scope and paid attention to the people's needs and interests."
'Ali ibn Abi Tdlib 2.2. Distinguishing features of the judiciary at the time of the Rightly Guided Caliphs The judiciary at the time of the Rightly Guided Caliphs (may AUah be pleased with them) represented the second stage, after that of the prophetic era, which formed the roots and foundations. On the one hand, it represented the complete shucture and comprehensive system; on the other hand, it gave an excellent image of the Islamic judiciary. It is regarded as an example and a model, a focal point for all subsequent eras. We may sum up the most important distinguishing features of the judiciary at the time of the Rightly Guided Caliphs (may Allah he pleased with them) as follows: