This research aims to set out the ijtihad approach of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) based on the spirit of Islamic law (shariah) and the rule of qiyas. The prophet’s ijtihad was considered  as a guidance for ummah to achieve successin the area of Islamic jurisprudence. So, it is not surprising, if his ijtihad has been widely accepted as an approach of ijtihad for the experts of Islamic law (usuliyyin).

Keywords: Approach, prophet, ijtihad, Islamic law, jurisprudence.

يهدف هذا البحث إلى استخلاص منهج الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم في الاجتهاد مما اجتهد فيه نزولا لمقتضى روح التشريع أو جريا على سنن القياس، وذلك لأن اجتهاده e -وهو عمدة الاجتهاد- قد أخذ بالأمة إلى التفوق في ميدان التشريع والقانون باتخاذ الاجتهاد الإسلامي سبيلا إلى ذلك بعد أن أنار لهم الرسول e ومهد لهم طريقة النهوض به، فلا غرو إذن أن يكون لاجتهاده e وما يتعلق به حظ أكبر من اهتمام الأصوليين به.

الكلمات المفتاحية: المنهج، الرسول، الاجتهاد، التشريع، القانون.

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