25 – List the categories of a khabar (report) with respect to the person to whom it is attributed, and with respect to its chains of transmission. Who is counted as a Companion, and is the Companion’s statement binding proof?
– Are solitary reports authoritative evidence?
– What is meant by bearing a hadith and by conveying it? What are the standard formulas for conveyance, and what is an ijāzah (authorization)?

Consensus (ijmāʿ)
26 – Define ijmāʿ linguistically and technically, and mention what your definition purposely excludes.
– Is ijmāʿ authoritative?
– What is the proof?
– What are the kinds of ijmāʿ?
– Which form of ijmāʿ makes its rejecter an unbeliever?
– What is the soundest view on the possibility of a presumptive ijmāʿ?
– State the conditions for a valid ijmāʿ. Must an entire generation pass away for it to be established, and what is the evidence?

Analogical reasoning (qiyās)
27 – Define qiyās linguistically and technically, and explain the definition.
– What are the pillars (arkān) of qiyās?
– Is qiyās a legitimate proof in the Sharīʿah, and what is the evidence?

28 – What are the conditions for valid qiyās? Give an example of an invalid analogy for each condition that is absent.
– Enumerate the divisions of qiyās, illustrating each one.
– Define both qiyās al-shabah (analogy by resemblance) and qiyās al-ʿaks (inverse analogy), and provide examples of each.