Detailed Salah (Hanafi Madhab): HOW, WHY,WHEN & WHAT!

**Colonel_Hardstone** · 13-08-2007, 10:16 AM

Asslamo Allaikum,

Saves me from updating in two places...

http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/show...65&postcount=1

**Yahya** · 13-08-2007, 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by Muadh_Khan

Asslamo Allaikum,

Detailed discussion about reciting behind the Imam during Salah
http://www.central-mosque.com/fiqh/rectfth.htm

wa'alaykumussalaam

I took a brief look at this so-called "discussion," and it became apparent immediately that the person who wrote it does not understand madhhabs.

For example, the Shafi'i school is an actual SCHOOL, composed of millions of people, and thousands upon thousands of scholars. It is not simply the opinion of one man. The position of the Shafi'i school on the above issue is the result of centuries of study, examination, re-examination, confirmation, refutation, etc. It doesn't matter what Imam ash-Shafi'i's initial opinion was versus his final opinion. What matters is what the qualified scholars concluded after examining and re-examining ALL of the evidence.

The opinion of the school is that everyone must recite al-Fatihah in every rak'ah. This is the strongest opinion according to our Usool. If Imam ash-Shafi'i changed his mind, then we disagree with him. We do not blindly follow everything he said, rather, we take the strongest, most defensible opinion - even if it disagrees with our Imam.

Yet the author of this article treated the entire Shafi'i school as if it were the opinions of Imam ash-Shafi'i only. By doing so, he not only insulted centuries of scholarship, he is promoting a false understanding of the reality of taqleed.

**Ansari** · 13-08-2007, 03:59 PM

Very nice video

**Colonel_Hardstone** · 13-08-2007, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by Yahya

wa'alaykumussalaam

I took a brief look at this so-called "discussion," and it became apparent immediately that the person who wrote it does not understand madhhabs.

For example, the Shafi'i school is an actual SCHOOL, composed of millions of people, and thousands upon thousands of scholars. It is not simply the opinion of one man. The position of the Shafi'i school on the above issue is the result of centuries of study, examination, re-examination, confirmation, refutation, etc. It doesn't matter what Imam ash-Shafi'i's initial opinion was versus his final opinion. What matters is what the qualified scholars concluded after examining and re-examining ALL of the evidence.

The opinion of the school is that everyone must recite al-Fatihah in every rak'ah. This is the strongest opinion according to our Usool. If Imam ash-Shafi'i changed his mind, then we disagree with him. We do not blindly follow everything he said, rather, we take the strongest, most defensible opinion - even if it disagrees with our Imam.

Yet the author of this article treated the entire Shafi'i school as if it were the opinions of Imam ash-Shafi'i only. By doing so, he not only insulted centuries of scholarship, he is promoting a false understanding of the reality of taqleed.

Asslamo Allaikum,

I beleive that there are brothers on the forum who can put you in touch with Maulana Abdur-Rahman Ibn Yusuf who you can discuss the differences with?

**Yahya** · 13-08-2007, 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by Muadh_Khan

Asslamo Allaikum,

I beleive that there are brothers on the forum who can put you in touch with Maulana Abdur-Rahman Ibn Yusuf who you can discuss the differences with?

Sure. Since PM is now disabled, what is the best way to give me his info? Brothers section??

**godilali** · 13-08-2007, 05:03 PM

Originally Posted by Yahya

wa'alaykumussalaam

I took a brief look at this so-called "discussion," and it became apparent immediately that the person who wrote it does not understand madhhabs.

For example, the Shafi'i school is an actual SCHOOL, composed of millions of people, and thousands upon thousands of scholars. It is not simply the opinion of one man. The position of the Shafi'i school on the above issue is the result of centuries of study, examination, re-examination, confirmation, refutation, etc. It doesn't matter what Imam ash-Shafi'i's initial opinion was versus his final opinion. What matters is what the qualified scholars concluded after examining and re-examining ALL of the evidence.

The opinion of the school is that everyone must recite al-Fatihah in every rak'ah. This is the strongest opinion according to our Usool. If Imam ash-Shafi'i changed his mind, then we disagree with him. We do not blindly follow everything he said, rather, we take the strongest, most defensible opinion - even if it disagrees with our Imam.

Yet the author of this article treated the entire Shafi'i school as if it were the opinions of Imam ash-Shafi'i only. By doing so, he not only insulted centuries of scholarship, he is promoting a false understanding of the reality of taqleed.

this was also addressed here:
http://www.hanbali.org/hanbali_index...20madhhabs.php