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The '''Laythi school''' ({{lang-ar|المذهب الليثي}}) was an 8th-century [[madhhab|religious law school]] of [[Fiqh]] within [[Sunni Islam]] whose Imam was [[Al-Layth ibn Sa'd]]. One of known characteristics of al-Layth jurisprudence was his rejection towards [[Maliki]] usage of Madina custom as an independent source of law.<ref name="Bilal Philips Laythi">{{cite book |last1=Philips |first1=Bilal |author1-link=Bilal Philips |title=The Evolution of Fiqh |date=1990 |publisher=International Islamic Publishing House |isbn=8172313551 |pages=85–86 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l9vtE_7-rBwC |access-date=23 December 2021}}</ref>
The '''Laythi school''' ({{lang-ar|المذهب الليثي}}) was an 8th-century [[madhhab|religious law school]] of [[Fiqh]] within [[Sunni Islam]] whose Imam was [[Al-Layth ibn Sa'd]]. One of known characteristics of al-Layth jurisprudence was his rejection towards [[Maliki]] usage of Madina custom as an independent source of law.<ref name="Bilal Philips Laythi">{{cite book |last1=Philips |first1=Bilal |author1-link=Bilal Philips |title=The Evolution of Fiqh |date=1990 |publisher=International Islamic Publishing House |isbn=8172313551 |pages=85–86 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l9vtE_7-rBwC |access-date=23 December 2021}}</ref>

== History ==
Al-Layth ibn Sa'd was born in Egypt of Persian parentage in the year 716. After an extensive study of all the then-known areas of Islamic learning, al-Layth became Egypt's major scholar. He was a contemporary of both [[Abu Hanifa|Imam Abu Hanifa]] and [[Imam Malik]]. He debated with the latter on various points of Fiqh, including his rejection of Malik's inclusion of the [[Medina]] custom as an independent source of Fiqh.<ref name="Bilal Philips Laythi" />

== Disappearance ==
Al-Layth's school disappeared shortly after his death in 791 for three key reasons. The first is that he neither compiled, dictated, nor instructed his followers to record his legal opinions and their proofs, so little remains from his school beyond a few references in early books of comparative Fiqh. The second reason is that Al-Layth had few students, none of whom became outstanding jurists, so the school was not popularized. The final reason is that [[Al-Shafi'i|Imam Al-Shafi'i]] settled in Egypt soon after Al-Layth's death, and so the [[Shafi'i school]] quickly displaced the Laythi school.<ref name="Bilal Philips Laythi" />


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 14:48, 8 June 2024

The Laythi school (Arabic: المذهب الليثي) was an 8th-century religious law school of Fiqh within Sunni Islam whose Imam was Al-Layth ibn Sa'd. One of known characteristics of al-Layth jurisprudence was his rejection towards Maliki usage of Madina custom as an independent source of law.[1]

History

Al-Layth ibn Sa'd was born in Egypt of Persian parentage in the year 716. After an extensive study of all the then-known areas of Islamic learning, al-Layth became Egypt's major scholar. He was a contemporary of both Imam Abu Hanifa and Imam Malik. He debated with the latter on various points of Fiqh, including his rejection of Malik's inclusion of the Medina custom as an independent source of Fiqh.[1]

Disappearance

Al-Layth's school disappeared shortly after his death in 791 for three key reasons. The first is that he neither compiled, dictated, nor instructed his followers to record his legal opinions and their proofs, so little remains from his school beyond a few references in early books of comparative Fiqh. The second reason is that Al-Layth had few students, none of whom became outstanding jurists, so the school was not popularized. The final reason is that Imam Al-Shafi'i settled in Egypt soon after Al-Layth's death, and so the Shafi'i school quickly displaced the Laythi school.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Philips, Bilal (1990). The Evolution of Fiqh. International Islamic Publishing House. pp. 85–86. ISBN 8172313551. Retrieved 23 December 2021.