Saturday, 11 January 2014

When Where and Why of Taqleed

 ¤ When Where and Why of Taqleed ¤

Understanding a Mazhab some Misunderstanding around
Taqleed Issue among general public
and internet debators. 

Misunderstanding Some people think
that Taqleed/
following Imam/Mazhab is in
whole deen/ Every aspect of
Islam. 

What is Truth : 
It is wrong.

There is no taqleed in Major
Part of deen. As ruling with
regard to these are clear and
whosoever has knowledge of
language can understand it. 

Famous Jurist Shaykh Khatib Al-
Baghdadi writes:

"As far as the Islamic rules are
concerned, there are of two
types. 

The first are those which
are known by necessity to be part
of the Deen of the Prophet sallalahu
alaihi wa sallam like the
five prayers, Zakaat, fasting in
Ramadhan, Hajj;

the prohibition of adultery, wine and so on.
Taqleed
is not allowed in these issues
since they are such that everyone
should know and understand. 

The second type are those rules
which need to be understood
and extrapolated such as the
details of the rituals of worship,
transactions and weddings, for
example,

Taqleed is allowed in these issues since Allah says:

"So ask the people of remembrance if
you know not."

(Surah Al-Nahl: 43) 

Al-Faqih wal Mutafaqqihah - page
67, vol.2 printed by Darul Iftaa,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 1389 

Taqleed is done only in those aspect
where more than one interpretation is
possible from Ahadeeth. 

The famous Islamic jurist, Shaykh
Abdul Ghani Al-Nablusi states: 
The
issues which are agreed
upon - without any doubt and by
necessity - do not require any
Taqleed of any of the four Imams like the obligation of Salaat.
Fasting, Zakaat and Hajj, etc. and like
the prohibition of adultery
and fornication, drinking wine,
murder, stealing and usurping. 

The issues which are debated are the
issues where Taqleed becomes
necessary." 

Khulasataul Tahqeeq fi
Hukm at- Taqleed wa at-Talfeeq - page
- 4 printed by Al-Yasheeq, Istanbul (Basic concept of article taken from
Fazilatus Sheikh Mufti Justice Taqi
Usmani book Legal status of following a
Mazhab)

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