Did Imam Nawawi make taqleed to Imam Shafi'i or Imam HAnafi? IS he mujtahid ulama?
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Did Imam Nawawi make taqleed to Imam Shafi'i or Imam HAnafi? IS he mujtahid ulama?
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Imaam Nawawiy (Rahmatullaahi Alayhi) was a Shaaf?ee.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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