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**heennaRaf** · 08-14-2011, 02:08 PM

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Well I cant say that. I think Madhabs are good general guidelines, but in the end "evidence" from Quran and Sunnah is what counts, and I dont think they should be followed blindly to the point where evidences are ignored.

Also please note that in one Madhab, sometimes, you'll have several opinions. Especially in the Hanafi Madhab. This is because Imam Abu Haneefah was the first of the four Imams and at his time many Hadeeths werent collected yet and he was mostly in Iraq (far from Makkah and Madinah). This is why he resorted in many cases to "Al Ra'i" (opinion) and analogies etc. His student, Abu Yousef, had different views on many, many issues, and so on.

I dont know if theres other views within the Hanafi Madhab. The general mainstream positions however, are as posted above.

Ah okay, I'm not a mujtahid imam though, so I'm not able to determine which opinion is more correct or which should be given preference. Therefore, were I to take from another madhab, it's impossible that I would be taking it based upon knowledge. Because for one to disagree with an opinion, or give preference by leaving one for another, you must either be equally or more qualified than that imam.

So were I to take from the Hanbali madhab, I'd clearly be doing so because of desires. And to take one opinion over another based upon desire is completely haram thoroughly established by the Qu'ran and Sunnah. Didn't sheikh Ibn Taymiyyah r.h. even write against people who did this?

Anyway thanks for all your help, you've been very helpful and I hope I haven't come across as being disrespectful. Hopefully someone will just help clarify iA.

08-14-2011, 02:08 PM	#7
heennaRaf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 504 Senior Member	(You are most welcome) Well I cant say that. I think Madhabs are good general guidelines, but in the end "evidence" from Quran and Sunnah is what counts, and I dont think they should be followed blindly to the point where evidences are ignored. Also please note that in one Madhab, sometimes, you'll have several opinions. Especially in the Hanafi Madhab. This is because Imam Abu Haneefah was the first of the four Imams and at his time many Hadeeths werent collected yet and he was mostly in Iraq (far from Makkah and Madinah). This is why he resorted in many cases to "Al Ra'i" (opinion) and analogies etc. His student, Abu Yousef, had different views on many, many issues, and so on. I dont know if theres other views within the Hanafi Madhab. The general mainstream positions however, are as posted above. Ah okay, I'm not a mujtahid imam though, so I'm not able to determine which opinion is more correct or which should be given preference. Therefore, were I to take from another madhab, it's impossible that I would be taking it based upon knowledge. Because for one to disagree with an opinion, or give preference by leaving one for another, you must either be equally or more qualified than that imam. So were I to take from the Hanbali madhab, I'd clearly be doing so because of desires. And to take one opinion over another based upon desire is completely haram thoroughly established by the Qu'ran and Sunnah. Didn't sheikh Ibn Taymiyyah r.h. even write against people who did this? Anyway thanks for all your help, you've been very helpful and I hope I haven't come across as being disrespectful. Hopefully someone will just help clarify iA.
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