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**BakerBonce** · 01-08-2012, 05:16 AM

As salamu alaikum

I'm presently Hanafi, because in the Western world it is the maddhab that is most readily available with information, etc.

Is there anyone who has emigrated and changed maddhab as a result to make it easier for themselves in their new society?

Also, I know people who don't particularly follow a maddhab, but just follow the Qur'an and hadith and, when they need help on a subject, choose whichever opinion they find is easier for them - for example, on the standard and Hanafi Asr debate, if they go past the standard juristic time, they won't class it as a missed Dhuhr until it goes past the Hanafi method (e.g. the standard juristic time for the end of Dhuhr / start of Asr is 1:50pm, and for Hanafi is 2:10pm, however it gets to 2pm and although they would typically class this as a missed salah, they won't since it isn't technically Asr time yet in the Hanafi maddhab, so they will go with this).

They also use different rulings regarding what nullifies fasting, for example, in Ramadhan, depending on what is easier for them. So for example, if they agree with Shaf'i on one subject they will follow this maddhab, however on another topic (e.g. wudhu) they will agree with Hanifah's point of view, so follow the Hanafi maddhab on this).

Why do you follow your maddhab, or why don't you follow one?

01-08-2012, 05:16 AM	#1
BakerBonce Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 349 Senior Member	Why do you follow your maddhab? As salamu alaikum I'm presently Hanafi, because in the Western world it is the maddhab that is most readily available with information, etc. Is there anyone who has emigrated and changed maddhab as a result to make it easier for themselves in their new society? Also, I know people who don't particularly follow a maddhab, but just follow the Qur'an and hadith and, when they need help on a subject, choose whichever opinion they find is easier for them - for example, on the standard and Hanafi Asr debate, if they go past the standard juristic time, they won't class it as a missed Dhuhr until it goes past the Hanafi method (e.g. the standard juristic time for the end of Dhuhr / start of Asr is 1:50pm, and for Hanafi is 2:10pm, however it gets to 2pm and although they would typically class this as a missed salah, they won't since it isn't technically Asr time yet in the Hanafi maddhab, so they will go with this). They also use different rulings regarding what nullifies fasting, for example, in Ramadhan, depending on what is easier for them. So for example, if they agree with Shaf'i on one subject they will follow this maddhab, however on another topic (e.g. wudhu) they will agree with Hanifah's point of view, so follow the Hanafi maddhab on this). Why do you follow your maddhab, or why don't you follow one?
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