Questions tagged [madhhab]
A school of legal thought.
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What are basic (osol al fiqh) differences & similarities between the 4 (existing) Legal Sunni Schools: Hanafi, Hanbali, Maliki, & Shafi'i? Charts? [closed]
What are the basic (osol al fiqh) differences and similarities between the four existing legal sunni schools of thoughts: Hanafi, Hanbali, Maliki, and Shafi'i?
Is there a chart/venn diagram that is ...
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Can a person take individual opinions from any of the four schools or is it mandatory to follow only one throughout your life?
I don't see a problem in following a ruling which for me holds more weight according to the authentic hadith and Quran over the rulings which were just opinions from people, presumably from Quran and ...
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What are the opinions on moonsigthing as per the classical scholars?
Currently, the issue of moonsighting is creating much confusion in many countries, Can we have an overview of opinions on moonsighting from classical scholars mainly Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Malik, Imam ...
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Is it necessary to follow a particular madhab?
As a new muslim, people tend to ask me which madhab do you follow... are you Hanafi, Maliki , Shafi or Hanbali?
What do I answer?
Why do some get annoyed if I say I am just a Muslim and since all ...
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What is the origin of the concept of four ways to follow Islam?
Many times I hear people say (there are four ways to follow Islam) and many similar things, and that the four madhahib (Al Malikiyah, Al Hanafiyah, Al Shafi'iyah, and Al Hanabilah) are these four ways ...
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How does the Maliki school make Tasleem at the end of salat?
How do the Malaki school of fiqh (islamic jurisdiction) make the Tasleem at the end of salat? I have heard that if someone was praying with you at your side then you can just say the salams to that ...
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Time of Asr Salah according to Safi'i and Hanafi can I follow both?
I'm confused about which Asr time I should follow. Can I pray in both of these times. If not then which has more evidence to support it, that I should follow it?
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Do any schools consider eel haram, and why?
Given that eel is clearly a water animal, one would think that it would fall under the general ruling of the hadith wherein the sea's water is pure and its dead is permissible. However, I clearly ...
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How do (Sunni) people choose their madh-hab?
There are now several school of thoughts (madh-habs) in Islam. They are following different Imams and the method of practicing the religion is slightly different. Basically the question is how people ...
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Ahlul Hadith or Ahlul Ray [ أهل الحديث و أهل الرأي]?
What is the difference between Ahlul Hadith(People of Hadith) and Ahlul Rai(People of opinion) from fiqh perspective in the sense how do they differ in ruling? , I read that Hanafi Madhab is the only ...
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Is it true that the Prophet Muhammad foretold the birth of Malik ibn Anas?
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According to classical Sunni tradition, the Prophet Muhammad foretold the birth of Malik, saying:
"Very soon will people beat the flanks of camels in search of knowledge and they ...
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Why are there so many variations of Islam and what distinguishes them?
We have four main Islamic schools of thought, namely : Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi and Hanbali. Then again we have Sunni, Salafism, Wahabism, Sufism and many more. We also have the authenticated Hadith ...
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What is the origin of the Ja'fari Madhab (School of Jurisprudence)?
As is known, Ja'far Sadiq (جعفر الصادق) is one of the imams/scholars and Faqeehs of the Aalul Bait, and a number of scholars took from him like Malik and Abu Hanifah and others. But like many of the ...
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Where and when did the notion of "You must follow one madhhab exclusively" originate?
Can someone with knowledge on the evolution of fiqh pinpoint something in history about where this notion originated from? Today we hear from one side that following one madhhab exclusively is almost ...
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Is it permissible to mix rulings from different madhabs?
For example, lets say madhab A argues bleeding invalidates wudu but touching women (for men) doesn't, and madhab B says the exact opposite. Can a layman Muslim argue something like one of these;
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Do the four Sunni madh'habs divide Muslims?
What are the rulings over differences in opinion between madh'habs? How should they be resolved? As an example: as the Hanafi interpretation of 'Praying the prayers according to it's time' leading to ...
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Should I correct an imam who forces his opinions on his community? [closed]
Salam, my masjid has a new Imam who seems to be a very friendly and knowledgeable brother Masha Allah. But one thing he does is in Salah, he seems to force the congregation to follow his opinion on ...
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Is it important to follow one of the four mazhab in Islam? [duplicate]
As the majority of Muslims follows one of the four great imam in Islam, is it really important to follow them? Do everyone of us has the ability to solve our daily matters in the light of Quran and ...
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Sunni - Is it obligatory for a Muslim to adhere to one specific School of Thought (Madhhab)?
[This question has been asked and seeking answers from Sunni or Ahlus Sunnah perspective]
Assalamu 'Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh.
This is a very hot and one of the most heavily debated issue ...
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Different madhhabs
What happens when different madhhabs differ on a ruling, like the Hanafi, Hanbali Maliki and Shafi, does that mean that in each madhhab all of its members agree and on an opinion and in the other ...
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What are the similarities/differences between the four Madhabs? Charts? [duplicate]
I'm very new to the studies of Islam so I apologize if my question is very basic.
It is my understanding that madhab is a term to describe a school of thought AND that in general, there are four ...
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Is Taqleed Fard in Islam? [duplicate]
Many of the followers of the 4 schools of thought claim that it is Fard to do Taqleed and join one of the 4 schools while there are others like Salafis who claim that Taqleed by a non-layman can be a ...
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How are Adhan and Iqama recited in the Ibadi madhhab?
Assalamu Alaikum,
I was researching the way different madhhabs perform adhan and iqama, but I couldn't find reliable information regarding the Ibadi madhhab's adhan and iqama...
The only thing I ...
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Is the night prayer obligatory or desirable?
I searched for this subject, but I found that the Hanbali, Maliki, Shafi'i and Hanafi madhhab differed in the ruling on the night prayer.
وقال تعالى: ﴿أَمَّنْ هُوَ قَانِتٌ ءانَاء ٱلَّيْلِ سَـٰجِداً ...
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How many Sunnah and Nafl rak'at one should offer in Jumuah salah according to all the 4 Imaams?
I want to know how many sunnah and nafl rak'ats one should offer in Jumuah prayer/salah according to all the 4 Imaams?
It would be great if you could tell me in details about all 4 Imaams.
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