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**Pszinygv** · 08-07-2012, 11:28 PM

It is recommended to follow a madhhab that you have access to learning properly with a teacher, preferably in your community. If you don't, there are several online classes like seekers guidance, qibla, etc that offer courses in Hanafi, Shafi'i, and some Maliki fiqh basics, some to intermediate.

The whole point is to learn one's basics properly from qualified teachers.

also if you avoid taking on a madhab or you pick and choose then life gets very confusing on what exactly is halal and haram in the areas where there are different opinions.

if you don't take on a madhab in the end then its best to at least to make a particular learned and sensible Salafi scholar your guidepost rather than taking a pick and mix approach.

Pick and mix approach to Islam may please the nafs at first but it tends to end in confusion and even sometimes in spiritual crises.

If you do take on a madhab then it doesn't mean that you cannot benefit in any way from scholars of different madhabs, just that in fiqh matter then you will follow that school of thought on which your madhab is on (they are all basically the same and differences are mostly minor).

There are loads of books in English on Hanafi Fiqh from the Deobandi perspective and several English language Darul Iftas where you can ask questions online or via the telephone if you are far away. Loads of places to study Hanafi Fiqh online.

There are quite a few books in English on Maliki Fiqh too and many western reverts feel more at home with this school of thought which after all is largely the madhab of the west (the Maghreb) so maybe that is not a coincidence. There are quite a few occasional Maliki fiqh courses online.

Is there anything much going on Islam-wise where you are brother (revert2001)? Maybe there are places to study in your region?

08-07-2012, 11:28 PM	#29
Pszinygv Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 469 Senior Member	It is recommended to follow a madhhab that you have access to learning properly with a teacher, preferably in your community. If you don't, there are several online classes like seekers guidance, qibla, etc that offer courses in Hanafi, Shafi'i, and some Maliki fiqh basics, some to intermediate. The whole point is to learn one's basics properly from qualified teachers. also if you avoid taking on a madhab or you pick and choose then life gets very confusing on what exactly is halal and haram in the areas where there are different opinions. if you don't take on a madhab in the end then its best to at least to make a particular learned and sensible Salafi scholar your guidepost rather than taking a pick and mix approach. Pick and mix approach to Islam may please the nafs at first but it tends to end in confusion and even sometimes in spiritual crises. If you do take on a madhab then it doesn't mean that you cannot benefit in any way from scholars of different madhabs, just that in fiqh matter then you will follow that school of thought on which your madhab is on (they are all basically the same and differences are mostly minor). There are loads of books in English on Hanafi Fiqh from the Deobandi perspective and several English language Darul Iftas where you can ask questions online or via the telephone if you are far away. Loads of places to study Hanafi Fiqh online. There are quite a few books in English on Maliki Fiqh too and many western reverts feel more at home with this school of thought which after all is largely the madhab of the west (the Maghreb) so maybe that is not a coincidence. There are quite a few occasional Maliki fiqh courses online. Is there anything much going on Islam-wise where you are brother (revert2001)? Maybe there are places to study in your region?
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