5. Ra’i or Qiyas

Umar was one of first to do this extensively, e.g Abu Bakr used to give equal allowance to everyone, but Umar said that we should give proportional to how early they accepted Islamthe earlier they accepted Islam, the more they received. Prominent Fuqaha’ of this Stage  ‘Umar ibn Khattab • The Prophet saw in a dream ‘Umar dragging his clothes, symbolized his knowledge compared to that of the rest of the sahabah. • The Prophet in a dream gave milk to ‘Umar, symbolized his Deen (faith) • ‘Umar organized the state
He established the court system; brought in experts to help build the state up. • He left 540 hadith; found in books of hadith
26 in Bukhari & Muslim; 34 in Bukhari Qabeelat Tayybah TCE Notes Revolution 38

 Zayd ibn Thabit • He was the head if both Qur’an committees: in the time of Abu Bakr, and in the time of Uthman. • He was only 11 when Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) came to Medina • The Prophet told him to learn the language of the Jews (Arabic and Aramaic), and he did in 15-17 days • He became the official scribe and translator for the Prophet • Became the authority in matters of inheritance, and judicial law • Died in the 45th hijri year, during the time of Mu’awiyyah  ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud • Some consider him the 4th person to embrace Islam • He was the first man to recite the Qur’an publicly • He was short and skinny • His legs were thin and the Sahabah were once laughing at them. Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said those legs will weigh more than the mountain of Uhud on the Day of Judgment. • He was so close to the Prophet, just like being his servant • He went to Iraq and became the Faqeeh of Iraq; Founder of the Iraqi school • Died during the Khalifah of ‘Uthman, in the 32th Hijri year Characteristics of Fiqh in this stage