What is the correlation between “Hadees حدیث” and “Fiqah فِقہ”?

What is the correlation between              “Hadees حدیث” and “Fiqah فِقہ”?

                                                                                  

Single volume of the Sahih al-Bukhari, from later 14th or early 15th century, in the Khalili Collection of Islamic Art

Answer:

 Hazrat Imaam Arif Billah Abdul Wahab She'raani has explained the correlation between Hadees and “Fiqah” (Islamic jurisprudence, understanding) in ”Meezaanush Sharee'atul Kubraa”. 

He said: had the Holy Prophet (صلّی اللہ علیہ وسلم) not interpreted and explained the brief and explicable commands, injunctions of the Holy Quran by his “Shari'at شریعت” (Prophetic practices, sayings & guidances), the Quran would have remained “Mujmal مُجمّل” (summary, unexplained).

 And if “Aiema Mujtahdeen” (those Muslim scholars who are entitled to independent opinion) had not interpreted and explained the brief Prophetic injunctions, Hadees would have remained “Mujmal” [unexplained].

 Likewise, had Muslim scholars of the later ages,times not detailed “Kalaam” (words, explanations) of “Aiema Mujtahdeen” we would be unable to comprehend them.

“Kalaam” of the Muslim scholars of the later age, time is the exegesis of the Kalaam of Aiema Mujtahdeen, “Kalaam” of Aiema Mujtahdeen is the exegesis of Hadees and Hadees is the exegesis and explanation of the Quran. 

Thus the explanation and exegesis of Quran-o-Hadees done by the Muslim jurists and scholars through the guidance of Prophetic words and actions are, indeed, the commentary and explanation of the Quran.

The religious scholars, therefore, say that this process of guidance to the believers as to understanding the Quranic teachings has been established by Allaah Almighty.

 Whoever attempts to undo it cannot attain to the straight path but instead he goes astray. Allaah Almighty says about the Holy Quran: 

“Allaah leads many astray by this (Quraan) and guides many into the straight path”. 

Those who follow the set procedure of understanding the Quraan attain to guidance by the grace of Allaah Almighty and those who try their own poor understanding discarding the procedure to interpret and infer from the Quraan, sink into the mire of misguidance.