All posts tagged: madhab

Taqleed (Imitation)

All praise is for Allah, the Creator of humanity, the Lord of Earth and Heaven, Who created Adam (as), taught him the names of things, commanded the angels and Jinn to prostrate him (as) and honored humankind. Yet, Iblis was arrogant and he threatened humankind with seduction to evil. And Allah (swt) made this world […]

The Opinion of the Imam (Khaleefah) Resolves the Disagreement (Khilaaf)

The Qaidah (Principle) “رأي الإمام يرفع الخلاف” “The opinion of the Imam resolves the disagreement,” is one of the Shariah Principles related to the rulings of governance. However, in order to project Islam as merely a clerical, individualistic religion, it has been deliberately left out of the cultural and educational curricula of Muslims, after the […]

The Difference in Horizons (Ikhthilaf Al-Matali’): Its reality and effect

It is stated in the book, “Fiqh of the Four Madhahib” إذا ثبتت رؤية الهلال بقطر من الأقطار وجب الصوم على سائر الأقطار، لا فرق بين القريب من جهة الثبوت والبعيد إذا بلغهم من طريق موجب للصوم. ولا عبرة باختلاف مطلع الهلال مطلقاً عند ثلاثة من الأئمة (الحنفية والمالكية والحنابلة)؛ أما الشافعية فقالوا: إذا ثبتت […]