ZAYD B. THABIT R.A. DAN PENDIRIANNYA DALAM KES-KES FARA'ID TERTENTU

Abstract

Qawl al-.$abiibi, a disputed source of Islamic law among Muslim
juristsJunctions at explaining the rulings based on independent legal
reasoning (ijtihad) of Prophet Muhammad's (p.b.u.h,) companions.
This is due to the fact that the companions are those who belong to
the early generations who witnessed the gradual process of revelation
onto Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h,) apart from being the first
recipients of Islamic teachings. However. the authoritative legal
reasoning is very much focused on only a few number of distinguished
companions, specifically those who were frequently referred to by
others. In this aspect, one should not forget Zayd b. Thiibit r.a, a
personality with acknowledged credibility and expertise. Thus, this
paper aims to identify this outstanding gift of deriving ijtihad by
Zayd b. Thiibit r.a. as a sample of qawl al-.$abiibl. Apart from that,
this paper also aims at proving the expertise ofZayd b. Thiibit r.a. in
fara'id as recognized by Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h,) in one of
His (p.b.ii.h,) hadiths. The discussion will also deal with certain
leading and known faraid cases with distinctive calculative methods.