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Sunna (Prophetic Practice)

The normative words, deeds, and tacit approvals of the Prophet Muḥammad, constituting the second source of law alongside the Qurʾān.

The normative words, deeds, and tacit approvals of the Prophet Muḥammad, constituting the second source of law alongside the Qurʾān.

Key passages(20)

Masabih Sunna · al-Baghawi

Very high

Ihkam Fi Usul Ahkam · Ibn Hazm

High

Jami' at-Tirmidhi · al-Tirmidhi

High

Laali Nayyirat · Ibn Taymiyya

High

Nubdha Kafiya · Ibn Hazm

High

Rafc Malam · Ibn Taymiyya

High

Rawdat Nazir · Ibn Qudama

High

Risala · al-Shafi'i

High

Sharh Sunna · al-Baghawi

High

Tanbih Ghafilin · Abu al-Layth al-Samarqandi

High

Imama Wa Siyasa · Ibn Qutayba

High

Intisar Quran · al-Baqillani

High

Jawab Fi Hilf · Ibn Taymiyya

High

Musannaf · Ibn Abi Shayba

High

Qawacid Nuraniyya · Ibn Taymiyya

High

Sahih al-Bukhari · Muhammad al-Bukhari

High

Talkhis Fi Usul Fiqh · Imam al-Haramayn al-Juwayni

High

Tafsir Shafici · al-Shafi'i

High

Bidayat Mujtahid · Ibn Rushd

High

Khilafiyyat · al-Bayhaqi

High