AL URF (CUSTOM) AS A SOURCE OF ISLAMIC LAW

Abstract

Muslim jurists classified sources of Islamic law into two, that is agreed and disputed sources of Islamic law. Al-urf (custom) falls within the disputed sources of Islamic law. The aim of this paper is to discuss Al-urf as a source of Islamic law. Therefore, the scope of this paper is limited to discussing Al-urf as a source of Islamic law as such it is needless to say that the scope of this paper does not give room for comprehensive discussion on the generality of the sources of Islamic Law.