 Ahl al-Ra'y

Ahl ar-ra'y ( or "aṣḥāb al-raʾy", advocates of "ra'y", 'common sense' or 'rational discretion') were an early Islamic movement advocating the use of reasoning to arrive at legal decisions.They were one of three main groups debating sources of Islamic law in the second century of Islam, the other two being "ahl al-kalam" (speculative theologians) and "ashab al-hadith" (the partisans of hadith who eventually prevailed).