Para pemikir Muslim liberal mengkritik ushul fiqh klasik karena berpaut erat pada teks-teks Al-Quran dan Sunnah. Tanpa mereka sadari, saat ini mereka juga sedang bergantung pada teks-teks 'realitas sosial. - Nirwan Syafrin
Yahya related to me from Malik that he heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I have left two things with you. As long as you hold fast to them, you will not go astray. They are the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Prophet. - according to the Muwatta by Malik ibn Anas