The Four Imams Abu Hanifa, Imam Malik, Imam Shafi’e And Imam Ahmed All Said:
“Do Not Follow Us Blindly”
(🧵)
“Do Not Follow Us Blindly”
(🧵)
Abu Hanifa (rahimahullaah) said:
“When I say something contradicting the Book of Allah the Exalted or what is narrated from the Messenger (saaws), then ignore my saying.” !!!
(Al-Fulaani in Eeqaaz al-Himam (p. 50)
“When I say something contradicting the Book of Allah the Exalted or what is narrated from the Messenger (saaws), then ignore my saying.” !!!
(Al-Fulaani in Eeqaaz al-Himam (p. 50)
Abu Haneefah (rahimahullaah) said:
“When a hadeeth is found to be saheeh, then that is my madhhab.” !!!
{Ibn ‘Aabideen in al-Haashiyah (1/63)
“When a hadeeth is found to be saheeh, then that is my madhhab.” !!!
{Ibn ‘Aabideen in al-Haashiyah (1/63)
Imam Malik (rahimahullaah) said:
“Truly I am only a mortal: I make mistakes (sometimes) and I am correct (sometimes). Therefore, look into my opinions: all that agrees with the Book and the Sunnah, accept it; and all that does not agree with the Book and the Sunnah, ignore it.”
“Truly I am only a mortal: I make mistakes (sometimes) and I am correct (sometimes). Therefore, look into my opinions: all that agrees with the Book and the Sunnah, accept it; and all that does not agree with the Book and the Sunnah, ignore it.”
(Al-Fulaani (p. 72)
Imam Shafi’e (rahimahullaah) said:
“The sunnahs of the Messenger of Allah (saaws) reach, as well as escape from, every one of us. So whenever I voice my opinion, or formulate a principle, where something contrary to my view exists on the authority of the Messenger of Allah
“The sunnahs of the Messenger of Allah (saaws) reach, as well as escape from, every one of us. So whenever I voice my opinion, or formulate a principle, where something contrary to my view exists on the authority of the Messenger of Allah
(saaws), then the correct view is what the Messenger of Allah (saaws) has said, and it is my view.”
{Related by Haakim with a continuous sanad up to Shaafi’i, as in Taareekh Dimashq of Ibn ‘Asaakir (15/1/3)
{Related by Haakim with a continuous sanad up to Shaafi’i, as in Taareekh Dimashq of Ibn ‘Asaakir (15/1/3)
Imam Shaafi’i (rahimahullaah)
“Every statement on the authority of the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) is also my view, even if you do not hear it from me.”
{Ibn Abi Haatim (pp. 93-4)}.
“Every statement on the authority of the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) is also my view, even if you do not hear it from me.”
{Ibn Abi Haatim (pp. 93-4)}.
Imam Shafaii Rahmtullah Said:-
“follow it (the Sunnah), and do not look sideways at anyone else’s saying.”
{Harawi in Dhamm al-Kalaam (3/47/1)
“follow it (the Sunnah), and do not look sideways at anyone else’s saying.”
{Harawi in Dhamm al-Kalaam (3/47/1)
Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (rahimahullaah) said:
“Do not follow my opinion; neither follow the opinion of Maalik, nor Shaafi’i, nor Awzaa’i, nor Thawri, but take from where they took.”
{Fulaani (p. 113) & Ibn al-Qayyim in I’laam (2/302)}.
“Do not follow my opinion; neither follow the opinion of Maalik, nor Shaafi’i, nor Awzaa’i, nor Thawri, but take from where they took.”
{Fulaani (p. 113) & Ibn al-Qayyim in I’laam (2/302)}.
Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (rahimahullaah) also said:
“Do not copy your Deen from anyone of these, but whatever comes from the Prophet (sallallaahu `alaihi wa sallam) and his Companions, take it; next are their Successors, where a man has a choice.”
“Following (ittibaa’) means that
“Do not copy your Deen from anyone of these, but whatever comes from the Prophet (sallallaahu `alaihi wa sallam) and his Companions, take it; next are their Successors, where a man has a choice.”
“Following (ittibaa’) means that
a man follows what comes from the Prophet (sallallaahu `alaihi wa sallam) and his Companions; after the Successors, he has a choice.”
{Abu Daawood in Masaa’il of Imaam Ahmad (pp. 276-7)}
{Abu Daawood in Masaa’il of Imaam Ahmad (pp. 276-7)}
Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (rahimahullaah)
“The opinion of Awzaa’i, the opinion of Maalik, the opinion of Abu Haneefah: all of it is opinion, and it is all equal in my eyes. However, the proof is in the narrations (from the Prophet (sallallaahu `alaihi wa sallam) and his Companions)
“The opinion of Awzaa’i, the opinion of Maalik, the opinion of Abu Haneefah: all of it is opinion, and it is all equal in my eyes. However, the proof is in the narrations (from the Prophet (sallallaahu `alaihi wa sallam) and his Companions)
{Ibn `Abdul Barr in Jaami’ Bayaan al-‘Ilm (2/149)}.
Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (rahimahullaah)
“Whoever rejects a statement of the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu `alaihi wa sallam) is on the brink of destruction.”
{Ibn al-Jawzi (p. 182)2)}
“Whoever rejects a statement of the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu `alaihi wa sallam) is on the brink of destruction.”
{Ibn al-Jawzi (p. 182)2)}
Finallly, The Qur’an says the same:
“O you who believe! Obey Allâh and obey the Messenger (Muhammad SAW), and those of you (Muslims) who are in authority. (And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allâh and His Messenger (SAW), if you believe in Allâh and
“O you who believe! Obey Allâh and obey the Messenger (Muhammad SAW), and those of you (Muslims) who are in authority. (And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allâh and His Messenger (SAW), if you believe in Allâh and
in the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for final determination.”
{The Noble Qur’an 4:59}
{The Noble Qur’an 4:59}
The Glorious Qur’an mentions in several verses, “Obey Allah and obey His Messenger”. A true Muslim should only follow the Glorious Qur’an and the Sahih Hadith. He can agree with the views of any scholar as long as they conform to the teachings of the Qur’an and Sahih Hadith. If
such views go against the Word of Allah, or the Sunnah of His Prophet, then they carry no weight, regardless of how learned the scholar might be.
If only all Muslims read the Qur’an with understanding and adhered to the Sahih Hadith with the Understanding of the Salaf us Saalih, Inshallah most of these differences would be solved and we could be one united Muslim Ummah.
We ask Allah, to grant us the understanding of the
We ask Allah, to grant us the understanding of the
Qur’an and Sunnah, as it was understood by the first three generations.
Loading suggestions...