Negara Brunei Darussalam is known as a country that strongly adhere and follow the Syafi'ite School of Islamic law (madhhab). Both in daily practice of its Islamic society as well as in the Islamic legal pronouncements (fatwa) that have been issued. Hence, this study aims to demonstrate the existence of opinion from madhhabs other than the Syafi'ite in the justifications of the State Mufti of Brunei for issuing fatwa. Therefore, library research was conducted to gather suitable fatwas, while

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... tent analysis method was performed to identify fatwas that comprised the opinion of madhhabs other than the Syafi'ite. As a result of this study, those opinions that were brought up in the fatwas are caused by several factors. Namely to show the similarities and differences of opinion between those madhhab and the Syafi'ite, to meet the demand of the one seeking fatwa (al-mustafti) and when the State Mufti was giving guidance (irsyad) at the end of his fatwa. Keywords: Madhhab, Hanafi, Maliki, Syafi'i, Hanbali, Fatwa, Brunei. Abstrak Negara Brunei Darussalam dikenali dengan negara yang berpegang kuat dengan mazhab Syafi'I sama ada dalam amalan seharian masyarakat Islamnya mahupun dalam keputusan-keputusan fatwa yang dikeluarkan. Justeru kajian ini bertujuan untuk memperlihatkan kewujudan pendapat mazhab selain Syafi'I dalam hujah-hujah Mufti Kerajaan Brunei bagi mengeluarkan fatwa. Kaedah perpustakaan dijalankan untuk mengumpul fatwa yang dikaji dan kaedah analisis kandungan digunakan untuk mengenal pasti fatwa yang terdapat di dalamnya pendapat dari luar mazhab Syafi'i. Hasil kajian mendapati pendapat-pendapat mazhab selain Syafi'I yang dikemukakan dalam fatwa-fatwa tersebut adalah disebabkan oleh beberapa faktor iaitu bagi menunjukkan persamaan dan perbezaan pendapat, bagi memenuhi permintaan orang yang bertanya dan apabila Mufti Kerajaan Brunei mengemukakan irsyad di hujung teks fatwanya. Kata kunci: Mazhab, Hanafi, Maliki, Syafi'i, Hanbali, Fatwa, Brunei.