The Growth of Fiqh, the Importance of the Fatwa, and a Response to the Charge of Rigidity

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The work of fiqh accomplished under Imam al-Aʿẓam's supervision continued to expand and grow in keeping with necessity and the demand of the age, never halting at any stage — and this is indeed how it ought to be, for human needs kept assuming ever new forms, and, alongside new inventions and the pursuit of novelty, new questions kept arising; and, Allah willing, this process…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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