The Prophet's Biography and its Authority in Islamic Legislation 10.35781/1637-000-127-003

Abstract

Since the time of the Companions, Muslims have been interested in transmitting all that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said From these transmitted narrations, the science of biography was formed, from which the science of shama'il (shama'il), shama'il (characteristics), dala'il (evidence), and mughazi (adventures) branched, all of which were taken care of by hadith scholars, narrated, classified, and criticized. These narrations were not just stories told for entertainment; they had a great impact on the legislative provisions, as the biography of the Prophet has its place and authority in general, and biographical narrations have a great impact on the legislative sections, so these narrations had a reflection on people's behavioral life, this research aims to show the epistemological dimensions of this science and its branches, the areas of convergence and overlap, the relationship between them and the legislative sections, and examples of the impact of these narrations on the behavioral life of the people. The research aims to clarify the cognitive dimensions of this science and its branches, the areas of convergence and overlap between them, the relationship between them and the legislative chapters, and examples of the impact of biographical narratives on legislative provisions. The research relied on the descriptive approach and the comparative analytical approach, and concluded that the biographical narratives were not isolated from the legislative chapters, but are part of the legislative provisions, and the evidence that the biography has authority in the legislation is many, and for this reason the scholars of hadith were keen to transmit these narratives because of the great impact on Muslim behavior in all aspects of his life.