Pada periode ini, fikih mulai memperoleh bentuk yang jelas sebagai ilmu Islam yang berdiri sendiri.
1. Fiqh took on a definite shape as an independent Islamic science during this period.
2. Banyaknya mazhab yang telah muncul pada paruh akhir masa Bani Umayyah berkembang pesat, dan pusat-pusat keilmuan bertambah di seluruh negara Bani Abbasiyah berkat dukungan negara.
2. The many Madh-habs which had appeared in the latter part of the Umayyad period flourished and the centers of learning increased throughout the ‘Abbaasid state due to state patronage.
3. Untuk pertama kalinya, Fiqh dari berbagai Mazhab berhasil dihimpun dalam skala besar dan sistematis.
3. For the first time the Fiqh of the various Madh-habs was successfully compiled on a large and systematic scale.
4. Fikih menjadi terorganisasi dan terbagi menjadi dua bagian utama: Usul (prinsip-prinsip dasar) dan Furu' (prinsip-prinsip cabang), serta sumber-sumber utama hukum Islam didefinisikan dengan jelas dan diurutkan tingkatannya.
4. Fiqh became organized and divided into two main segments: Usool (fundamental principles) and Furoo’ (secondary principles) and the main sources of Islamic law were clearly defined and graded.
5. Sunnah secara keseluruhan juga telah dihimpun dan dicatat dalam kitab-kitab Hadis pada akhir tahap ini.
5. The Sunnah in its entirety was also collected and tecorded in books of Hadeeth by the end of this stage.
6. Selama paruh pertama periode ini, mazhab-mazhab di bawah bimbingan para pendirinya terus mengalami pertukaran gagasan yang cukup besar. Namun, pada generasi murid kedua, muncul kecenderungan menuju kekakuan dan runtuhnya fleksibilitas yang menjadi ciri masa para Imam besar dan para ulama sebelum mereka.
6. During the first half of this period, the Madh-habs under the guidance of their founders continued to experience a great deal of mutual exchange of ideas. However, under the second generation of students, there was a trend toward rigidity and a breaking down of flexibility which characterized the period of the great Imaams and the scholars before them.