Why are all mazhabs right?
Question
Why all the madhabs are right, when there is different fatwas in same issues like blood breaks wudu or not plus many others.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
You may refer to the following books for more details on the four Imams:
Ashraf’s Advices Upon The Four Imams. (By Sheikh Ashraf Ali Thanvi Rahimahullah)[1]
Differences Of The Four Imams.(By Sheikh Zakariya Khandelvi Rahimahullah)[2]
And for more details on Taqleed (following an Imam) you may refer to the following books and article which are on our website:[3]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Ismail Dawoodjee
Student Darul Iftaa
Zambia
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net
[1]Not available on PDF
[2] http://attahawi.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/differences-of-the-imams-shaykh-zakariyya-al-kandhlawi.pdf
[3] http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/31131
http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/29877
- Answered by
- Ismail Dawoodjee
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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Source: Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah — https://askimam.org/public/question_detail/31193
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