Evidence for Taqleed from Hadith.
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Aswad bin Yazid narrates, "Mu'adh came to us from Yemen as a teacher (or as a leader). We asked him concerning a person who had died leaving [as his heirs] a daughter and sister. He decreed half the estate for the daughter and half for the sister." (Sahih Bukhari 2:297)
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was during the lifetime of the Messenger ﷺ. From this hadith, numbers of points are established:
1 - Taqleed was in practice during the time of the Prophet ﷺ. The questioner (in the hadith) did not demand proof or a basis for the decree. He accepted the ruling, relying on...
1 - Taqleed was in practice during the time of the Prophet ﷺ. The questioner (in the hadith) did not demand proof or a basis for the decree. He accepted the ruling, relying on...
the integrity , piety and righteousness of Mu'adh رضي الله عنه his is a precise example of Taqleed in practice.
2 - The Messenger ﷺ did not criticize the people of his time who followed Mu'adh رضي الله عنه, nor did the Prophet ﷺ have any objection on this issue.
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2 - The Messenger ﷺ did not criticize the people of his time who followed Mu'adh رضي الله عنه, nor did the Prophet ﷺ have any objection on this issue.
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hadith furnishes proof for the validity of 'Taqleed shakhsi' or "following one particular person in the affairs of Islamic law".
The Prophet ﷺ had appointed Muadh رضي الله عنه to provide religious instruction to the people of Yemen. It is evident that the Prophet ﷺ granted...
The Prophet ﷺ had appointed Muadh رضي الله عنه to provide religious instruction to the people of Yemen. It is evident that the Prophet ﷺ granted...
the people of Yemen the right and permission to refer to Mu'adh رضي الله عنه in all affairs of Deen (Islam).
The permissibility and validity is therefore evident, especially because of its prevalence in the glorious time of the Beloved Prophet ﷺ.
The permissibility and validity is therefore evident, especially because of its prevalence in the glorious time of the Beloved Prophet ﷺ.
[Fiqh al-Imam - Mufti Abdurrahman bin Yusuf]
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