Bibliography: Madhaahib, Taqleed & Ijtihaad

[Talib84]

also see here for Qadi Iyad (RA) on Taqleed

http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21545

[Saad]

JazakALLAH
Do you have more articles/books by the Shaikh?

[Saad]

Assalaamu 'alaikum

I don't have many completed audio lectures.
My shaikh wants to revise his articles before he releases them.
He doesn't have much time to do that now.
Whenever any of his articles get completed I'll be sure to post it.

Wa salam

So there are no completed articles at the moment? You can post whatever you have at the moment. =)

[Usman]

Brother, can you upload an AVI or MPEG file for the Sheikh , so that we could put it online on Ahnaf.com? JizakAllah

[suhailp]

Assalamu Alykum

[Dhul-Qarnayn]

The Legal Status of Following a Madhhab
by Mufti Taqi Usmani

^ This book was amazing. Very thorough and informative yet concise.

[ramzirafeeq]

AOA

1st-I need to know if there is any authentic Hadith from RASULLULAH(SAW) that his Ummah will have to follow one of the great Imams-although they were not even born in the time of the demise of RASULLULAH(SAW). 2ND-Some Hanafi Ulamma have the tendency of over stressing this Mathab and neglect the other Mathab's. Bu doing this a person would believe that for example Imam Shafi was NOT (Authu-Billah) a Muslim by making Calamari Halaal to consume. These simple issues are causing major concern especially amongst the youth and my fear is that my children are exposed to thoughts that make great people seem insignificant in the eyes of Ulammah that promote 'thier' school of thought. This in no way makes us 'Salafi' but this is reality that faces the Ummah - please comment - Jazakallah-Khair

[Suhaib_Jobst]

Most of the so-called "Salafis" would point to certain instances to deny the importance of Taqlid, ignoring the fact they themselves have made taqlid of their scholars like Rabee al-Madkhalee, and that they have no place to talk in how people of one madhhab treat one belonging to another, for they obviously cannot assume any moral authority on the issue of manners and dealing with others.

In reality, the madhahib instills a deep respect for Muslim brothers and sisters, by accepting the validity of all four. We accept that each of the madhhab has daleel for their position, and we don't deny such with any bigotry for our own madhhab.

It is also true that the madhahib says that we judge how others pray according to the rules of their own madhhab, without judging them according to our own. The lives of the Four Imams were closely intertwined, with some being the students of others or the like.

Surely our following a madhhab is accompanied with a profound spirit of Islamic brotherhood? It is from the history of Islam that each deviation would split off from the other, such as the Mu'tazila branching off of the Qadariyya. But I would ask: Who has ever heard of any deviation coming from the madhahib?!

Wa Allahu A'lam.

[Musleemah]

Most of the so-called "Salafis" would point to certain instances to deny the importance of Taqlid, ignoring the fact they themselves have made taqlid of their scholars like Rabee al-Madkhalee, and that they have no place to talk in how people of one madhhab treat one belonging to another, for they obviously cannot assume any moral authority on the issue of manners and dealing with others.

why do you make it sound like the majority of Salafis are "madhkhalis", which is not true, most Salafis are not "madkhalis".
so please do not say "most".

In reality, the madhahib instills a deep respect for Muslim brothers and sisters, by accepting the validity of all four. We accept that each of the madhhab has daleel for their position, and we don't deny such with any bigotry for our own madhhab.

That is the position of the Salafi scholars (non ahl hadith\"madhkhalis")
but maybe you have not met any salafis who are not from those 2 groups?
or you got ur info from ignorant Salafis online.

Surely our following a madhhab is accompanied with a profound spirit of Islamic brotherhood? It is from the history of Islam that each deviation would split off from the other, such as the Mu'tazila branching off of the Qadariyya. But I would ask: Who has ever heard of any deviation coming from the madhahib?!

Wa Allahu A'lam.

sorry bro, but I didn't get what ur saying here.
your speaking about two different issues.

the 4 madhhabs are fiqhi madhhabs, while the splitting of the ummah is due to aqeedah\creed, it has nothing to do with fiqh.

That is why you will find that mu'tazila scholars followed a fiqh madhhab, many or most following Hanafi madhhab.
Maturidis Hanafi
ash'aris, you will find them in all of the four madhhabs (Ashari Hanafi, Ashari maliki ..etc.)
and Salafis also, you will find in all of the four madhhabs. (salafi maliki, salafi Hanbali..etc.) >> the ones that study fiqh through a madhab.

while another group (ahl hadith and madhkhalis) do not go by a madhhab, and study all of them.

[Suhaib_Jobst]

why do you make it sound like the majority of Salafis are "madhkhalis", which is not true, most Salafis are not "madkhalis".
so please do not say "most".

These are the most vocal, rude and ill-mannered of all, so obviously with their polemics they represent the element which we have to deal with the most. I personally don't mind the "Sahwi" elements gathered around such scholars as Shaykh Salman al-Awda or the like, but it is the Madkhalis and "Jihadis" who are the most vocal of all those who ascribe themselves to the Salaf.

the 4 madhhabs are fiqhi madhhabs, while the splitting of the ummah is due to aqeedah\creed, it has nothing to do with fiqh.

Yes, but I cannot count how many times I have read works by some Salafis who use certain disputes among madhahib to "prove" their case against making taqlid. I refer you to the book of Masoomee, which is filled with such claims and has been taken by them as the authoritative book on taqlid.

while another group (ahl hadith and madhkhalis) do not go by a madhhab, and study all of them.

Like I said, this is the most vocal and in-your-face element. So obviously it only makes sense that one focuses their attention on the ones who make all these polemics and have created the largest impression upon the Muslim youth. Wa Allahu A'lam.