1. Madhehebu makuu yalikuwa: Madhehebu ya Hanafi, Madhehebu ya Maliki, Madhehebu ya Shafi'i, Madhehebu ya Hanbali, na Madhehebu ya Zaydi. Haya yaliendelea kuishi hasa kutokana na msaada wa dola na kundi la wanafunzi mashuhuri wa kizazi cha kwanza.
1. The major Madh-habs were : the Hanafee Madh-hab, the Maalikee Madh-hab, the Shaafi’ee Madh-hab, the Hambalee Madh-hab, and the Zaydee Madh-hab. These survived largely because of state support and a body of outstanding first generation students.
2. Madhehebu muhimu kati ya madhehebu madogo yalikuwa: Madhehebu ya Awzaa'ee, Madhehebu ya Laythee, Madhehebu ya Thawree, Madhehebu ya DHaahiree na Madhehebu ya Jareeree. Haya yalitoweka either kwa sababu za kisiasa au kwa sababu wanafunzi wao walishindwa kuandika hukumu za waanzilishi wake kwa ajili ya vizazi vijavyo.
2. The most important of the minor Madh-habs were: the Awzaa’ee Madh-hab, the Laythee Madh-hab, the Thawree Madh-hab, the DHaahiree Madh-hab and the Jareeree Madh-hab. These went out of existence either because of political factors or because their students failed to record the rulings of the founders for posterity.
3. Vyanzo vikuu vya Sharia ya Kiislamu vilivyokubaliwa na madhehebu yote makuu ya fiqhi vilikuwa: Qur-aan, Sunnah, Ijmaa' ya Maswahaba na Qiyaas.
3. The principal sources of Islamic law agreed upon by all the major Madh-habs were: the Qur’aan, the Sunnah, Ijmaa’ of the Sahaabah and Qiyaas.
4. Madhehebu yote kuu yameweka masharti ya kukubalika kwa Sunnah kama chanzo kikuu cha sheria ya Kiislamu:
4. All of the major Madh-habs set conditions for the acceptance of the Sunnah as a primary source of Islamic law:
(a) Madhehebu ya Hanafi yalishurutisha kwamba Hadithi iwe maarufu sana (Mash-hoor).
(a) The Hanafee Madh-hab stipulated that the Hadeeth be widely known (Mash-hoor).
(b) Madhehebu ya Kimaalik ilihitaji kwamba Hadith isipingane na Ijmaa' ya watu wa Madina.
(b) The Maalikee Madh-hab required that the Hadeeth not contradict the Ijmaa’ of the Madeenites.
(c) Madhehebu ya Shaafi'i yalisisitiza kwamba Hadith iwe sahihi (Sahih).
(c) The Shaafi’ee Madh-hab insisted that the Hadeeth be authentic (Saheeh)
(d) Madhehebu ya Hambali yalihitaji tu kwamba Hadithi inasibishwa kwa Mtume ﷺ na isiwe ya kubuniwa. Hivyo, Hadithi zenye usahihi wa kutiliwa shaka zilichukuliwa kuwa sehemu ya Sunnah.
(d) The Hambalee Madh-hab only required that the Hadeeth be attributed to the prophet (s.w.) and not fabricated. Thus, Hadeeths of doubtful authenticity were considered a part of the Sunnah.
5. Vyanzo vya Uislamu vilivyozua mabishano vilikuwa:
5. The contoversial sources of Islamic were:
(a) Istihsaan na Ijmaa' ya wanazuoni, kama inavyoshikiliwa na Madhhab ya Hanafi.
(a) Istihsaan and Ijmaa’ of scholars, held by the Hanafee Madhhab.
(b) Istislaah, Ijmaa' ya watu wa Madina na desturi zao, zinazoshikiliwa na Madhehebu ya Maliki.
(b) Istislaah, Ijmaa’ of the Madeenites and their customs, held by the Maalikee Madh-hab.
(c) ‘Urf, inayoshikiliwa na Madh-hab za Hanafi na Maliki.
(c) ‘Urf, held by both the Hanafee and Maalikee Madh-hab.
(d) Hadithi dhaifu inayoshikiliwa na madhehebu ya Hanbali.
(d) Weak Hadeeth held by the Hambaleee Madh-hab.
(e) Aqwaal ‘Alee (hukumu na kauli za khalifa wa nne mwongofu, ‘Alee), zinazoshikiliwa na Madh-hab ya Zaydee.
(e) Aqwaal ‘Alee (rulings and statements of the fourth righteous caliph, ‘Alee), held by the Zaydee Madh-hab.