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Indeed Allaah knows best and you do not know anything about this issue but slander. The scholars of the Salafi thought of our time respect all four Imaams. They have a due reverance and respect for Imaam Abu hanifa [rh], Imaam Maalik [rh], Imaam Shaafi'i [rh] and Imaam Ahmad [rh]. This is only partially true. Salafis tend to be ok with 3 of the madhabs - but they show intense hatred for Imam Abu Hanifa. They push the idea that the Imam was not a taabiee (someone who met Sahabis), and constantly ridicule Imam sahib's opinions, because they are too thick to understand them.

The irony is that they claim to love the salaf, yet they do not follow the imam who is closest to the salaf out of the 4 imams.

As for what they have said concerning the madhaahib is what the Salaf also said about them, and what even the Imaams said about their own madhaahib. Which is to avoid blind following Imaams or opinions IF IT CONFLICTS with correct ahaadeeth. here's that word again - taqleed - which the salafis have turned into a dirty word. If a Salafi translates taqleed as "blind following", tell him to shut up, and then let him know that taqleed is "following expert opinions" and not "blind following."


As you well know there are many upon many statements confirming this. That all four Imaams as well as the Salaf always reminded people to reconnect with Rasulullaah [saws] and not to follow their errors. So our scholars do the same. If they do not agree with one opinion they do so with a basis not just because of it being the hanafi or Maliki opinion! this is a false claim. ALL the imams had proofs. Some Imams had stronger proofs than others, but they ALL had proofs, so you can't knock any of them. As for following the "strongest" hadith each time, people have already tried that, and abandoned the idea. THe ZAHIREE madhab is a madhab that follows the hadiths very strictly. The Salafis nowadays copy the Zahirees. The Zahiree madhab died out hundereds of years ago, because it was too childish and simple. Rather like the Salafis of today, no?


What the Imaams of our times, as well as the four Imaams themselves had a problem with are people who are extreme in their blind following, who do not follow the correct aqeedah and methodology of the Salaf in their following of the Qur'an and Sunnah. yes, very true. But if some western-educated smart alec, who struggles to speak, let alone read arabic, comes along and tells me that he has 'discovered' a sahih hadith that 'proves' that others are doing their worship wrong, i would probably slap him, and tell him to shut up, because he doesnt know what he is taking about. Would you follow the advice of a medical student who read something up in a school textboook over that of a trained professional?!? of course not!

finally, watch these episodes on the life of Imam Abu Hanifa to understand the genius of this great man:
Abu Hanifa biography:

PART1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A-Su...eature=related
PART2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5yIU...eature=related
PART3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1_Bo...eature=related
PART4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA6lQ...eature=related