Bab Pertama
Chapter One
Definisi Ilmu Usul al-Fiqh, bidang kajiannya, tujuannya dan permulaannya.
The definition of the ‘Ilm of Usool ul-Fiqh, its subject area, its objective and its beginning.
1) Makna Usul dan makna Fiqh, serta makna ungkapan Usul al-Fiqh apabila kedua-dua perkataan ini digabungkan (Murakkab). Bidang kajiannya dan tujuannya.
1) The meaning of Usool and the meaning of Fiqh and the meaning of the expression Usool ul-Fiqh when the two words are combined (Murakkab). Its subject area and its objective.
2) Perbezaan antara Usul al-Fiqh dan Fiqh, dan antara keduanya dengan Al-Qawa'id Al-Fiqhiyyah (kaedah-kaedah fiqh).
2) The difference between Usool ul-Fiqh and Fiqh and between it and Al-Qawaa’id Al-Fiqhiyah (Fiqhi principles).
3) Sejarah Ilmu Usul al-Fiqh, orang pertama yang merekodkannya dan menuliskannya, serta Asy-Syafi'i. Ilmu Usul al-Fiqh selepas Asy-Syafi'i dan Usul al-Fiqh selepas Madhhab-Madhhab Fiqhiyyah (Mazhab-Mazhab Fiqh).
3) The history of the ‘Ilm of Usool ul-Fiqh, the first to record it and put it down in writing and Ash-Shaafi’iy. The ‘Ilm of Usool ul-Fiqh after Ash-Shaafi’iy and Usool ul-Fiqh after the Madhaahib Al-Fiqhiyah (Schools of Fiqh).
4) Tariqah (kaedah) golongan Mutakallimin dan tariqah golongan Fuqaha serta karya-karya paling penting dan utama daripada setiap mereka.
4) The Tareeqah (method) of the Mutakallimeen and the Tareeqah of the Fuqahaa and the most significant or important writings of each of them.