12-modda
Article 12
Kitob, Sunnat, sahobalarning ijmosi va qiyos (o'xshatish) — Shariat hukmlarida e'tiborga olinadigan yagona dalillardir va ulardan boshqa manbalardan biror qonunchilikni qabul qilish joiz emas.
The Book, the Sunnah, the Ijmaa’ of the Sahabah and the Qiyas (analogy) are the only evidences considered in Shari’ah laws, and it is not permitted to adopt any legislation from other than these evidences.
Ushbu modda Davlat ijtihad usulini qabul qiladi degani emas; aksincha, u Davlat shariat hukmlarini qabul qilishda muayyan usulga amal qilishini anglatadi. Chunki shariat hukmlarini qabul qilish ba'zi hollarda vojib, boshqa hollarda esa Davlat uchun mubоh bo'lishi mumkin. Agar bu qabul qilish bir-biriga zid ikki usulda amalga oshirilsa, u qabul qilish asos qilingan asoslarda ziddiyatga olib keladi. Shu sababli Davlat shariat hukmlarini qabul qilishda muayyan usulni belgilashi lozim. Hukmlarni qabul qilishda bunday usulni tanlashga uch sabab turtki bo'ldi:
This article does not imply that the State will adopt a method of Ijtihad; it rather means that the State will follow a specific method when adopting the Shari’ah rules. This is because the adoption of the Shari’ah rules could either be obligatory in some cases or, in other cases, permitted for the State. If this adoption were to be conducted in two contradictory methods, it would lead to a contradiction in the basics upon which the adoption has been conducted. Therefore, the State ought to adopt a specific method in adopting the Shari’ah rules. Three reasons prompted the adoption of such a method in the adoption of rules: