Islamic Law in Saudi Arabia

Dominik Krell is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Oxford and trained in law, social anthropology, and Islamic studies. His interdisciplinary research focuses on the application of Islamic law in the contemporary world.

• AcknowledgementsOn the Translations, the Transliteration, and the CalendarIntroduction1 The Foundations of the Saudi Legal System1 Introduction2 The Doctrine of Siyāsa Sharʿiyya3 Siyāsa Sharʿiyya in the Saudi Legal Discourse4 The Expression of the Doctrine in the Saudi Legal System5 The Structure of the Saudi Court System6 Conclusion2 Ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb, Salafī Islam, and the Saudi Judiciary1 Introduction2 Wahhābism and Salafism3 Law in Wahhābī and Salafī Thought4 The Debate on Ijtihād5 The Saudi Judiciary and the Ḥanbalī School6 Conclusion3 The Dilemma of Codified Law1 Introduction2 The Codification of Islamic Law3 The Problem of Binding Rules4 New Understandings of Legal Certainty5 Conclusion4 Narrowing the Gate of ijtihād1 Introduction2 The Institutionalization of the Prevailing Practice3 The Extension of the Appeal Court System4 Conclusion5 Ijtihād in Court1 Introduction2 Child Custody in Islamic Jurisprudence3 Ijtihād in Practice4 Conclusion6 Legal Reform beyond the State1 Introduction2 The First Example: the Reinterpretation of Ḥirāba3 The Second Example: the Reform of Khulʿ Divorce4 Conclusion7 What Happens When Islamic Law Is Codified1 Introduction2 How the New Code Came into Being3 Is There Anything New in the 2022 Family Code?4 The Enduring Influence of Tribal Affiliation5 ConclusionConclusionBibliographyIndex