Will Hanafi Salafi Ahle Hadith Deobandi Barelvi Group fighters understand? Difference of Opinion and Difference of Heart

Assalam o Alaikum,
Because of our short sightedness many a time we are not able to understand very clear things.
Some of my friends are now a days busy with a heart breaking discussion on Wheather an Imam of fiqh should be followed or not. A easy understandable matter has been made an issue of discord.
We are busy in discussion but should stop and ask some question from our self.
Did I pray Fajr today?

Did I pray Five times with Takbeer e oola today?
Did I pray tahajudd today?
How many verses of Quran i recite everyday?
Did I pray all my sunnah prayers?
How many verse did i memorize?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Am I safe from some of major sins like 1. Lustful Gaze  2. Backbitting 3. Am I seeing Film 4. Am I listening Music that is Haram
First internally check the above questions, then lets start questioning about imam abu hanifa RA./Imam Shafaee/Imam Malik/Imam Ahmad/Imam Ibne Taimmiya etc
La hawla wala quwatta illa billah
Instead of breaking each other heart we could have done many good work. These matter should be left to Ulema /Scholars only.

It is not difference of opinion Rather it is becoming difference of Heart that is creating Problem.Difference of opinion was in Sahaba also but not difference of heart.
Below some of the words of Slafus salehin.It will increase our understanding of the issue.
May Allah help us

Some Of The Quotes Of Salafussalehin & Great Scholars

Imam Abu Haneefah about Fiqh/Jurisprudence

"Ours is no more than an opinion. We do not oblige or coerce anyone into accepting it. Whoever has a better judgment, let him advance it." [ Al Intiqaa', 140.]

Imam Ibne Taimmiya about Fiqh/Jurisprudence

Translated from FATAWA Ibne Taimiyya R.A. Vol 2 Page 201-202 
Translated by Maulana Abul Hasan Ali Nadvi R.A. in book Tareekh dawat o Azeemat vol 2 page no 340-341

Imam Shafaee about Imam Abu Haneefah
"All are children of Imam Abu Haneefa in matter of Jurisprudence"

Imam Ibne Qadama Muqdasee in book Lamatul Etaqad (page 83)
…….to connect oneself in peripheral issues with an Imam like four school of Jurisprudence, and to attach with them is not condemnable as differences in peripheral issue is Rahmat, and Mujtahedin are to be prised even in differences and to get reward for Ijtahad.

There difference on any issue among them is indication of (from Allah side) wasee (broad) Rahmat.

 And their (four Imas) Ittefaq o Ijma (unanimity) on any issue is itself a final and final (Qataee Qataee 2 times) argument.

Imam Ibne Qadama Muqdasee in book Lamatul Etaqad (Last page 83) translated from urdu translation  published from Saudi Ministry department of Dawat Ifta Wal  Irshad department Saudi Arabia  1419 Hijri.

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

Faisal Award winner Maulana Abul Hasan Ali Nadvi ( Ali Miyan) R.A. in his book Tareekh e dawat o Azeemat   (The saviors of Islamic sprit in English)

 “Islam has expanded  to a vast and fertile areas of Syria, Iraq, Egypt and other African countries,Iran and central Asia. Administration of country, Maashrat, business, has reached to a complex situation. And it was urgent need to extraction and ISTANBAT and interpretation of the fine details of these principles. For this important job a very deep knowledge and understanding of Quran and sunnat and its practical application to the current situation were required.”

“It was bounty from Allah and pinnacle of destiny (IQBAL MANDI) of ummate muslima that muslims got people of special qualities for this important job.

Tareekh e dawat o Azeemat vol 1(page 80-81) {its English translation The saviors of Islamic sprit Vol1 .}

Quotes From this Book………………….

 “………Taqleed of four Imams Is based on Sound Principles of Islam, Safer and Rational and obvious choice. It is Closest To Quran And Sunnah as It Is Based On Deep Research By Scholars Of Undisputed Integrity And Has Been Rigorously Scrutinized By Scholars Throughout Its Development And Evolution that’s why Hadith Scholars like Ibne Hajar Asqalani, Imam Nawwi, Imam Tahawi and Ibne Kathir chose  to  do Taqleed one     of four Imams………………..”

“At the same time

…………if any muslim choose not to follow any of the four Imam and decides to derive rules directly from Quran and Hadith by his own research. Although it is difficult decision with many risks but he can prove his decision. So it is his decision and no one should make it an issue except counseling him with sincere advice. And anyway criticizing or bashing anyone is not good thing in the light of Quran and Hadith. And mere criticism does not solve any purpose and results more reaction than any good…………………”

Many of the quotes has been taken from book available on this link.http://archive.org/details/FollowingOneOfFourImamsAnalysisOfTaqleedUnderstandingAnd

Ibne taimmiya photo taken with Jazakallah from http://aqeedahinislam.blogspot.in/search/label/Following%20Imam%2FTaqleed%20Issue

May Allah help all of us.

(Taken with thanks from http://tablighijamaattruth.blogspot.in/search/label/Unity%20among%20Muslims

Taqleed Understanding Misunderstanding Neutral Analysis of Imam Following

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BOOK ALSO ANALYSE THE POSITION OF THOSE WHO ARE OF THE VIEW THAT THERE IS NO NEED FOR FOLLOWING ONE OF FOUR IMAM 

Current Discussion and Controversies

on Face book/ you Tube videos/ Islamic Forums on internet Many people are involved in discussion on Taqleed/Following a Mazhab/IMAM 

OR NOT TO FOLLOW IT

1.….it is not Rare to hear/read… sentences like …….

you are offering Hanafi/Shafaee Salat and I am offering Muhammadi (SAW) Salat ……….. Following an Imam is akin to Shirk………..

What was Muhammad (SAW) Either Hanafi/ Shafaee/ Maliki/ Hanbali??

Similarly Hanafi/Shafaee etc (Followers of Imams) Flag bearers also uses almost same language on you tube /internet /face book accusing the opponent following Tit for Tat rule... this further complicate .....

and it finally reaches for OPEN ABUSE sometimes in words that what to talk about muslim a shareef Non Muslim will also not used.

A NEW TREND HAS COME ON FACEBOOK OF MAKING ABUSIVE CARTOONS OF SALAT/NAMAZ POSTURE OF OTHER MASLAKS ........

Wallah Where MUSLIMS have reached ??????

2……..These are not only unfortunate cheating and mislead but also one of the greatest fitnah of our  time…….

3.…Imams have based their views on Ahadith and Ahadith on some of these issues are more than one but Brothers/Groups who are involved in bashing/criticisng that  Hanafi (other Imams) position is wrong actually donot put all the Ahadith ,rather they present Hadith supporting their view and conceal Hadith supporting other views and ………………

4.…….(knowingly or Unknowingly) it is not only murder of truth but dangerous also as it leads to loss of trust from Salafus Salehin Imams and Scholars ……Some times to support a particular position they reach upto denying of Hadith.......as the criticizer do not present a complete picture to general public...

5.……It is also setting a very dangerous trend of attack and counterattack in ummah as in the era of free internet/ you tube/face book/Islamic Forums you cannot conceal the truth/tell a lie for long……….

6.………If one group will present one firebrand with filthy tongue other group is presenting firebrand with same tongue following rule of  tit for tat………

7.……….and this is not only wastage of resources of Muslims but also giving a very wrong signal to general Muslim mass at ground and even to Non Muslims as you cannot stop them on seeing your Polemics video/debate on you tube /internet…………

REQUEST TO ALL MUSLIMS Please Help Ummah

Whosoever is reading this book please approach to the Ulema/Scholars /Influential people in your contact attached with any group and draw their attention about what is going on on Facebook/you tube. Request them to do something Positive  at different level for solving this menace. Requesting for Dua for Whole Ummah . We acknowledge all the Ulema of past and present whose writing gave input for the work.

SUBHEADINGS OF THE BOOK

·       Is taqleed/following imam is in whole deen/ every aspect of islam or in Just nearly 5 % issues in detail of Fiqh??????

·       Is it a rope in your neck and other end is in imams hand??

·       What about claim that imam and their associates were not knowing the ahadith????

·       Obedience is only for allah and his prophet muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam

·       Islam is the guiding source for all spheres of life not only in salat and saum etc but in offices ,business, running share markets,and running a country and coutless other affairs.

·       A permanent mechanism should be for derivation of rule from quran and sunnah

·       Need of well established jurisprudence

·       Is it a handicap situation of dependency on imam/jurist or a divine arrangement????????

·       Islam has clear guidelines in this situation

·       Derivation of rule of shariah from quran and ahadith

·       Imam ruling is not anything parrallal or away from sunnah

·       Imams and their coworkers were people of special qualities

·       Benefit of this system 

·       How the great imams derived the rules

·       Process of continuity in the derivation of ruling

·       What a layman should do.

·       Salafus Salehin Advices on the Following one of Four Imam.

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Maslak Ikhtalafat, Taqleed ki Sharee Hasiat, Legal Status of Following a Mazhab , What is good and drawbacks of Following Imam, Taqleed understanding and misunderstanding

Taken with thanks from book Maslaki Ikhtalaf aur Rahe Etadal 

Essense of Taqleed ,What is it? Is it Blind Following, Taqleed is only in those cases where more than one ruling from Hadith is Possible Legal status of Taqleed

THE NATURE OF TAQLEED

No Muslim can deny that Islam's real message is to obey Allah alone. Emphasis has been placed upon following the Prophet Muhammed sallalahu alaihi wa sallam because he represented Allah's commandments through his words and actions. Allah and His Messenger have to be unequivocally followed in what is halal (permissible) and what is haram (forbidden): what is allowed and what is not.

Whoever believes in following anyone besides Allah and His Messenger and regards that person as independent (of Allah and His Messenger) is surely outside the fold of Islam. Thus, every Muslim should attempt to follow the commandments of the Qur'an and Sunnah (the traditions and norms of the Prophet sallalahu alaihi wa sallam).

There are certain commandments in the Qur'an and Sunnah which a lay person can understand. Such commandments are not intricate, ambiguous or contradictory. Understanding these commandments and their implications can be effortlessly achieved without confusion.

For instance, Allah says: "Do not back bite" (Surah Al-Hujuraat: 12)

Anyone familiar with the Arabic language will immediately understand the verse, since there is no ambiguity in the statement, and nor does it clash with any other Islamic value it is readily understood.

 Likewise, the Prophet sallalahu alaihi wa sallam said: "There is no preference of an Arab over a non-Arab"

This Hadith is also clear and uncomplicated. A rudimentary knowledge of Arabic would enable its understanding.

Conversely, there are many commandments in the Qura'n and Sunnah which are ambiguous. In fact, there are some statements which seem to contradict other verses of the Qura'n or a Hadith. For Example, the

Quran says: "And those women who are divorced should wait for three 'Quruu'." (Surah Al-Baqarah:228)

 The verse has stipulated that the waiting period for a divorced woman, in order to remarry, is three 'Quruu'. The word Quruu in the Arabic language is used to denote both the monthly menstruation period (Haydh) and the time in between the monthly period (Tuhr).

If the former meaning were taken, then the rule would be that a divorced woman should wait for three monthly menstruation periods (Haydh) to elapse.

If the later meaning is taken, the rule would be that the divorced woman should wait until three months in between her monthly menstruation period (Tuhr) have expired.

 The question is which one of these two meanings applies. Similarly a Hadith of the Prophet sallalahu alaihi wa sallam says: "Whoever does not stop the practice of Mukhabarah should hear the proclamation of war (against him) for Allah and His messenger."

 Mukhabrah is a specific kind of farming in which a landlord makes an agreement and a farmer, who is hired by him, to cultivate his land.

The agreement stipulates the amount of produce, which is to be divided by each party. There were several forms of Mukhabarah practiced during the time of the Prophet sallalahu alaihi wa sallam. This particular Hadith is brief and vague as to which particular kind of Mukhabarah is forbidden. 

The Prophet sallalahu alaihi wa sallam said in another Hadith: "Whoever has an Imam, then the Imam's recitation is his recitation."1

This seems to indicate while the Imam is reciting in salaat, the follower should remain silent.

However, another Hadith says: "There is no salaat for he who does not recite Surah Al-Fatiha." 2

This seems to indicate that everyone should recite Surah Fatiha. The question arises whether the first Hadith should be taken as the primary source referring to the Imam or the one who offers salaat individually and the second Hadith explained as a corroborating evidence; or should we make the second Hadith the base and that the first Hadith refers to the Imam's recitation after he recites Surah Fatiha.

 Needless to say from the above examples, the process of extrapolating rules from the Qura'n and Sunnah can be complicated.

One solution is that we exercise our understanding and insight in such issues in order to make our judgments and rulings.

Another solution could be that instead of making independent rulings ourselves, we look into what the predecessors ruled concerning these issues.

After investigating the opinions of the scholars whom we know to be more qualified and more adept in these issues than ourselves, we rely on their understanding and insight and act according to their rulings.

If we consider with fairness, from the two options (mentioned above), the former option (of exercising our own understanding) is fraught with difficulties, which will be examined later.

The second option (of relying on the opinion of a scholar from the past) is much more cautious. This is so not merely because it seems like a humble approach but because it is an undeniable reality that we have very little resemblance with the scholars of the first Muslim era.

We fall short of their knowledge, understanding, intelligence, memory, morals and piety.

In addition, the scholars of the first era were close to the environment and time when the Qura'n was revealed which allowed understanding the Qura'n and Sunnah in its entirety. We, on the contrary, are so distant from the time when the Qura'n was revealed that we are not disposed to a comprehensive understanding of the Qur'an's background, to its environment, the social norms of that time and to the language of that era.

The factors listed above are indispensable if anyone is to understand the Qura'n and Sunnah.

After considering all of these points, if we do not rely upon our own understanding but instead follow the opinion of a scholar of the past in matters which are ambiguous or complicated, then it will be said that we are following, or making Taqleed of that scholar. This is the essence of Taqleed. 

Taqleed of an Imam or a Mujtahid is only valid in areas where understanding a rule of the Qura'n and Sunnah is difficult or complicated, 

regardless of whether this is because an additional meaning may be drawn from the text or

there is some intricacies in the text, or 

even if there seems to be a certain contradiction in the text. 

An absolute and conclusive text where there exists no ambiguity, brevity or apparent contradiction in the text of Quran or Sunnah, there is no Taqleed of any Imam or Mujtahid. 

The famous Hanafi 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."

 3 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) If Taqleed was not allowed in these issues it would mean that everyone would have to learn these particulars (directly). This would cut off people from their work and livelihood; ruin crops and destroy cattle. Thus, this requirement [of learning these details] should be dropped." 4 3 

Taken from the book The Legal Status of Following a Madhab By Shaykh Mufti Taqi Usmani (Ret. Chief Justice Shariah Applet, Supreme Court of Pakistan) without any change of word. Book is on http://www.central-mosque.com/