What are the differences between hanafi, shafi, hanbali. Bukhari, muslim and tirmidhi abu hanifah was descended from persians. I think that we need to explain that regardless of where we come from we all need to follow one man, prophet muhammad. For, to follow any madhabs other than the four madhhabs means to abandon consensus, which is not permissible. Shaykh murabtal haajs fatwa on following one of the four accepted madhhabs. Founded by mufti abdurrahman ibn yusuf mangera, zamzam academy is a nonprofit educational initiative. This is the mathhab of shaafi, thus practising on the zaahir textexternal or apparent meaning of the hadith. What is most probable in your case is that the scholars you take fatwa from are hanbali, or close to it, and it is probably the easiest and most available madhab for many brothers to study at this time. The legal status of following a madhab by sheikh mufti taqi.
I have come across some who cannot even read a verse of the quran without making serious mistakes, yet they claim to be able to interpret and follow the daleel. Some people say that taqleed adherence to a madhab of an imaam is haraam in the shariah. An explanation of the four madhabs by sheikh yasir qadhi. It mentions the basic beliefs and that the polytheists, instead of believing and accepting the truth about tawheed, messengership, and hereafter, used to forward the plea that they had seen their forefathers on the path they walk on, as though their taqleed was among the basic beliefs of religion.
The concept of following someone more knowledgeable than ones self is proven from the holy quran. They insist that a true muslim should only follow the quraan and sunnah, and they say that it is equivalent to shirk polytheism to follow an imaam in matters of shariah. Hope your all in the best of health and iman inshaallah. Each imam and his madhhab has a distinct methodology. From the fifth century of the hijra almost to the present day, and despite the outward drama of the clash of dynasties, the sunni muslims have maintained an almost unfailing attitude of religious respect and brotherhood among themselves. While following a madhab is a viable option, there is nothing divinely ordained about these four specific schools. The worst manifestation of the following of madhhabs appeared in the later ages. The saudis here who are mainly salafis believe that you can learn from the quran directly ahle haddeth. Whilst there are a number of books to choose from, the following provides the best overview of the madhab, in my view. The sunni madhhabs, in their rules for the conduct of legal cases, lay down the principle that the canonical punishments hudud should not be applied in cases where there is the least ambiguity, and that the qadi should actively strive to prove that such ambiguities exist. He has authored numerous titles on these topics in arabic, urdu and english. Imaam annawawi in tahdheeb alasma wallughaat mentioned under the biography of imaam shafiee. Following a madhab and blind following a madhab i dont understand what some salafees mean by blind following. The legal status of following a madhab taqleed refutations.
He should be learned of the qur anic and prophetic texts. Lastly, it is important to note at this juncture that a person who follows a madhab is in actual fact following the teachings of rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. Jan 01, 2000 shaykh murabtal haajs fatwa on following one of the four accepted madhhabs by murabtal haaj, mauritania, translated by hamza yusuf hanson. It is not permissible for a person to mix rulings of different madhab according to their own preferences. The right way in the matter of ittibba and taqlid amja. Allahs mercy, blessings and protection are with the largest group of muslims. In england a lot of muslims ask the question of whether to follow a madhab or not, probably because a place like england brings a lot of multicultural aspects of not only islamic people together. Aug 28, 2012 imam muhammad shakeeb delivered a beautiful speech at icnev scottsdale masjid during ramadhan. As for moving from one madhhab to another due to following an evidence, or to flee from a saying that does not have a proof, or from an erroneous view then this is a matter that is encouraged and sought. Oftentimes we, the madhab followers, are confronted by those who describe themselves as salafis, for not following daleel evidence but instead following a madhab. It is devoid of any actual reference to the imaams themselves and is well grounded in the tradition of hamza yoosuf industry of lectures, and this maybe explains why zayd shaakir has become a replica of hamza yoosuf. This is nothing but following ones desires regarding which allah taala has issued severe warnings in the quran.
By following a madhhab, we are following the prophetic guidance more scrupulously, as we are deferring to the understanding of that guidance as it has been refined by successive generations of scholars. As for moving from one madhhab to another due to following an evidence, or to flee from a saying that does not have a proof, or from an erroneous view then this is a matter that is encouraged and sought from a muslim. The necessity of following a mazhab, imam or mujtahid is that one would not fall into the temptations of following ones own desires. The importance of following a madhab fatwa mauritanias murabital hajj i would hope that you could listen carefully to this video when you get a chance. Islamic law is derived from four primary sources the quran, the sunnahhadith sayings, actions an. The scholars differ on this and each has their own opinions.
Or do you want to become a faqeeh in the madhab or to give fatawa. Originally posted by linkdeutscher view post raising hands like in the beginning of prayer before going into ruku and getting up from ruku, and getting up from first tashahud. An approach to quranic science, books, donotdespiesthesinners, mufti taqi usmani, pdf, radiant prayers, taqi, the language of the friday khutbah, the legal status of following madhab. What follows below is my own suggestion, based on my own experiences and consultations with local scholars in my home of arabia.
It is the specialist who will be following a madhab to deduce fatwas. Sep 27, 2012 no one has to blindly follow any particular man in all that he enjoins or forbids or recommends, apart from the messenger of allaah peace and blessings of allaah be upon him. The legal status of following a madhab by usage attributionnoncommercial 3. There are reasons why regulations and protocols have been put in the places they have, to. No one has to blindly follow any particular man in all that he enjoins or forbids or recommends, apart from the messenger of allaah peace and blessings of allaah be upon him. What follows is a curriculum for training in the hanbali madhab based on my own experience and consultation with scholars in arabia. They emerged in the ninth and tenth centuries ce and by the twelfth century almost all jurists aligned themselves with a particular madhhab. The legal status of following a madhab islam future the. Dec 14, 2014 the maliki madhab is a wonderful legal system, whose contribution to islamic fiqh is huge and influential.
He is not following the teachings of the madhahib so to say, rather he is following rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam the way it was understood by the madhab. The legal status of following a madhab mufti muhammad taqi usmani on. Zakir naik on strictly following a madhab or mazhab youtube. The rhetoric of following the sharia without following a particular madhhab is like a person going down to a car dealer to buy a car, but insisting it not be any known makeneither a volkswagen nor rolls royce nor chevroletbut rather a car, pure and simple.
The rhetoric of following the shari a without following a particular madhhab is like a person going down to a car dealer to buy a car, but insisting it not be any known makeneither a volkswagen nor rolls royce nor chevroletbut rather a car, pure and simple. So the question is what was the madhab of the prophet and the sahaba. The legal status of following a madhab by sheikh mufti taqi usmani pdf free download as pdf file. Importance of following one mazhab jamiatul ulama kzn. Salafi publications guidelines for following madhhabs. Jun 14, 2015 what follows is a curriculum for training in the hanbali madhab based on my own experience and consultation with scholars in arabia.
Doing or not doing raf al yadain in salah is a trivial issue but some ppl think differently. The difference found in the four schools of islamic law hanafi, shafi, maliki and hanbali in this nation is a huge blessing and an enormous virtue. To abandon madhhabs and to be without a madhab is unbelief. The ummahs greatest achievement over the past millennium has undoubtedly been its internal intellectual cohesion. Thus, moving from one madhhab to another, due to following ones desires, or due to ease or seeking concession. It is a personal choice of a person to follow any of these madhab. The major sunni madhhabs are hanafi, maliki, shafii and hanbali. It is a discussion about following a madhab and why it not permissable to follow the quran and sunnah without ishnad or ijaza. Two proofs for the hanafi madhab are the following, the messenger of allah may allah bestow peace and blessings be upon him said, if the religion were hung on the pleiades, descendants of the persians would reach it and get a hold of it. Being in that state, others can be subject to extreme conditions and injury. Do i have to follow a specific madhab by shaykh waleed basyouni there are 4 madhabs that are known to us today maliki, hanafi, hanbali and shafii.
These further implications have been alluded to, in particular, by almaziri. Aslm youve probably heard it a million times before do i follow a madhab being a typical layman or do i try and follow the strongest of opinionsfrom the great imamshaving been raised and brought up in a hanafi tabligh mosque i soon realised how confined my religous knowledgemindset was. It is an exposition of the position amongst classical scholars to taqleed in particular and the following of madhab legal school in general. They emerged in the ninth and tenth centuries ce and by the twelfth century almost all jurists.
The beloved messenger of allah said, allah will never allow my ummah to unite upon misguidance and incorrect beliefs. For example, if one chooses to follow the hanafi madhab, heshe. The muslims should always refer their questions to the muslim scholars, following this one sometimes and that one sometimes. Make up prayer after the morning or afternoon prayers. Affordable product the legal status of following a madhab zz029 a translation of mufti taqi usmanis urdu work taqlid ki sharaee. Would i be losing the rahma of allah azza wa jal, the mercy of allah, because i am not abiding by the sunnah or i am not following other schools. It is important to note here that, one must choose a madhab and abide by the rulings of that madhab only. Blind following one of the four madhabs imaam abu haneefah. Essay on the importance of following a madhab 1236 words. If he only knows one, then he is not a mujtahid, and he is not permitted to perform ijtih ad. Furthermore, it is undeniable that there have been cases where qualified scholars have deemed the position of the madhahib to be rooted in the circumstances of a particular time and place and that a different fatwa is more true to. Shaykh ibrahim memon from darul uloom buffalo, explains some points about following a madhab school o.
They also claim that the hanafi, shaafi, maliki and hanbali schools were formed some two hundred. The answer is if he is simply following the principles of that imam in procedures of ijtihad and ascertaining the prooftexts i. Question help i am shafii, with leanings towards unoffical shafii rulings and hanbali rulings on certain topicsusool. Differences in fiqh made easy pdf islamic association of raleigh. For example, the people who live in north india, pakistan, egypt and some part of arab world follow hanafi madhab. In a larger sense, a madhhab represents the entire school of thought of a particular mujtahid imam, such as abu hanifa. For the purpose of this group, we are predominantly following hanafi madhab. Would i be losing the rahma of allah azza wa jal, the mercy of allah, because i am not abiding by the sunnah or i am not following other schools of thought that follow the sunnah in this particular issue. Following a madhhab available at mecca books the islamic. The word madhhab is derived from an arabic word meaning to go or to take as a way, and refers to a mujtahids choice in regard to a number of interpretive possibilities in deriving the rule of allah from the primary texts of the quran and hadith on a particular question. Following ones desires sometimes even leads a person to kufr.
Clarification of a common misconception amongst muslims by mufti muhammad sajaad. Zakir naik explains why the four imams differed and who the muslims today should follow. It is not permissible today to follow any madhabs other than the four madhhabs. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Hence, the obligation of following a single madhhab is a precautionary measure against these negative repercussions. A person is asking about following the hanafi madhab and in things that may go against the sunnah. Is there any hadith relating to following a madhab. Understanding the four madhhabs the problem with antimadhhabism. Zamzam academy was established in 2003 to help disseminate knowledge of the islamic sciences such as aqeedah, fiqh, usul alfiqh, tafseer, and hadith online. Generally, muslims prefer to follow the madhab which is largely followed in their region. Those of you who attended the muslim unity convention may have heard itmashaallah its very goodup. The author, justice taqi uthmani, is a worldrenowned scholar, an acknowledged authority in fiqh, ahadith, tafseer and islamic economics.
Apr 09, 2015 however we will follow one madhab school of thought as i have explained above. The legal status of following a madhab by muhammad taqi. Now if someone is not following a particular madhab then scholars say that he is specifically following his nafs where he finds his nafs happy he sticks to that so eventually following his nafs. Navigate using the top menu or the categories on left and right hand sides. Not only is there nothing wrong with following a madhab, but it may just be the case for us laymen, that to do so, is the right thing to do. He should be aware of the issues surrounding the consensus so that he does not decree contrary to the general consensus. One of the greatest points of contention today is the validity of following one of the four sunni juridical schools madhhab. Following a madhab is not in and of itself wrong because the madhab represents the efforts of the scholars, the tradition of scholarship which has sought to follow as closely as possible the madhab of rasulullah.
This is not taqlid but following ones passions and desires for ones personal convenience which lead one astray. This most certainly applies to only such a person who has the rank of ijtihaad in the mathhab. All imams are same in aqeedah but differ slightly in fiqh so following one particular madhab makes confusions out of the minds make easy to follow. This which imaam shaafi has said does not mean that everyone who sees a saheeh hadith should say.
For example, the people who live in north india, pakistan, egypt. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Do i have to follow a specific madhab by shaykh waleed. The legal status of following a madhab internet archive. The blind following of madhhabs a biography2 of shaykh muhammad sultaan almasoomee alkhajnadee3 his time and environment. It also makes sense given the wealth of scholarly material that an individual has to go through even if its material is while i recently began not following a particular madhab im following a particular. The following of the imams and mujtahids is not condemned in this verse. The legal status of following a madhab by sheikh mufti. Would you advise individuals to study hadith from albukhari and muslim on their own. However we will follow one madhab school of thought as i have explained above.
In the name of allah, the merciful, the compassionate. Thus great jurists of latter times, among them shah waliullah r. Following a madhab and sahih hadith zamzam academy. Let us take a look at this great imam and his contribution to the islamic world in light of the opinion of the. If given the option of following any madhhab one wished on different issues, a major inconsistency will arise in a laypersons juristic methodology. In islamic terminology, it refers to where the im am has gone in terms of his opinion over a shar ia matter. So, following a madhab is not in and of itself wrong, but if knowledge comes to us that a position which is held by the madhab which we follow is actually in contradiction with the authentically related rulings from the prophet.
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