The Branches of the Law:

“The Law (Shari‘ah) is the practical rulings pertaining to practice and not to doctrine. The practices and their rulings are classified into the following divisions and branches:

1.     Worship rituals.

2.     Dealings.

3.     Morals.

Worship rituals regulate the relationships between man and Allah (SWT).

Dealings regulate the relationships among people and they involve the rulings of selling, buying, trade, pre-emption, mortgage, etc. They are also concerned with regulating the familial affairs, such as marriage, divorce, inheritance and the rulings concerning the crimes and punishments, such as homicide and the rulings of the law on it and showing its kinds. Punishments are exemplified by the punishment for fornication, wine drinking, scandals and theft.