Uṣūlī Applications in the Prophetic Hadith: Selected Models from the Book of Worship 10.35781/1637-000-152-004

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Abstract This study highlights the applied dimension of Islamic legal theory (uṣūl al-fiqh) by operationalizing uṣūlī principles on Prophetic texts to clarify legal reasoning and derive rulings from hadith. It begins by emphasizing uṣūl al-fiqh as a methodological pathway for sound inference and understanding revelation , then defines “uṣūlī applications” as the practical “deployment” (tanzīl) of general uṣūlī rules onto scriptural texts to yield legal judgments. Using selected hadiths from the Book of Worship, the paper is structured across chapters on purification, prayer, almsgiving, and fasting. For each hadith, it identifies pertinent uṣūlī mechanisms—such as generality and specification, implication of limits, imperative and prohibitive forms, and legal presumptions—demonstrating how uṣūlī tools guide extraction of rulings. The study concludes that the benefits of uṣūlī principles become most evident through applied engagement with texts, and it recommends strengthening applied uṣūl research and incorporating “uṣūlī applications” into Sharia curricula. Keywords Uṣūl al-Fiqh; Uṣūlī Applications; Prophetic Sunnah; Hadith; Legal Reasoning; Acts of Worship; Juristic Principles; Derivation of Rulings.