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**TaliaJack** · 10-16-2009, 07:36 AM

Thats not what I mean. All madhabs have their proofs based on the usuls that they have formulated. What I am saying is that the gayr muqalliddeen have a way of measuring the evidences of all the madhabs and then coming up with a strongest view. This they do based on their usuls. This is the critical point. Thus they apply their usuls to the view of the four madhabs to come with the strongest view based on their usuls. If hanafi usuls are used you will come with the hanafi view. If shafi usuls are used to derive a ruling the shafi view will be strongest. Similarly if a new set of usuls are used a new strongest position will come forth.

This is my understanding..the ulema can correct me.

Masha'Allah, I think you highlighted in a very clear and concise way the difference - in Fiqh - between "muqallidun" and "ghayr-muqallidun" as approach for non-mujtahidin.
While a Mujtahid Mutlaq would obviously be a "ghayr-muqallid".

We could say that the crucial "mistake" of ghayr-muqallidin (as approach) is that of having generalized to "normal" scholars (and even laymen) the method which should be only of Mujtahidin mutlaq.

10-16-2009, 07:36 AM	#8
TaliaJack Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 460 Senior Member	Thats not what I mean. All madhabs have their proofs based on the usuls that they have formulated. What I am saying is that the gayr muqalliddeen have a way of measuring the evidences of all the madhabs and then coming up with a strongest view. This they do based on their usuls. This is the critical point. Thus they apply their usuls to the view of the four madhabs to come with the strongest view based on their usuls. If hanafi usuls are used you will come with the hanafi view. If shafi usuls are used to derive a ruling the shafi view will be strongest. Similarly if a new set of usuls are used a new strongest position will come forth. This is my understanding..the ulema can correct me. Masha'Allah, I think you highlighted in a very clear and concise way the difference - in Fiqh - between "muqallidun" and "ghayr-muqallidun" as approach for non-mujtahidin. While a Mujtahid Mutlaq would obviously be a "ghayr-muqallid". We could say that the crucial "mistake" of ghayr-muqallidin (as approach) is that of having generalized to "normal" scholars (and even laymen) the method which should be only of Mujtahidin mutlaq.
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