10 Radiant Scholars of Ahl al-Hadith; Ahl al-Bid’ah Wished Were Never Born! [3] Imam Muhammad Fakhir Za’ir Ilabadi 1120H-1164H (1708c-1751c) Compiled, Translated and Annotated Abu Khuzaimah Ansari His full name is Muhammad Fakhir and known as Za’ir, the son of Shaikh Muhammad Yahya. His title is as ash-Shaikh al-Alim …
Read More »Becoming a Mujtahid After Reading a Few Books – Shaykh Muhammad Abdul Jalil Samrudi (1393H)
Compiled, Translated & Annotated Abu Khuzaimah Ansari The Muqallidin argue, “These people read a few books here and there and they think they have become Mujtahids of the era.” Shaykh Abdul Jalil Samrudi (d.1393H) Rahimahullah, answers and says, This is an old sickness of the muqallidin which they employ due …
Read More »Part 3 – Do the Ahl al-Hadith say a Form of Taqlid is Wajib – Clarifying the Position of Shaykh Nazir Hussain Muhaddith Dehlawi (1320H)
Compiled, Translated & Annotated Abu Khuzaimah Ansari I clarified this in the previous parts this method, of asking a reputable scholar of the Sunnah a question and following it based on evidence is not taqlid and this is undoubtedly the mainstream view of the Ahl al-Hadith and inshallah we shall …
Read More »Part 2 – Do the Ahl al-Hadith say a Form of Taqlid is Wajib – Clarifying the Position of Shaykh Nazir Hussain Muhaddith Dehlawi (1320H)
Compiled, Translated & Annotated Abu Khuzaimah Ansari Shaikh Muhammad Nazir Hussain Muhaddith Dehlawi says in Ma’yar al-Haq, “Taqlid for the layman which is wajib is taqlid mutlaq i.e. the taqlid of a mujtahid from amongst Ahl al-Sunnah without specification…” Then he goes onto to say the second form of taqlid; …
Read More »Part 1 – Do the Ahl al-Hadith say a Form of Taqlid is Wajib – Clarifying the Position of Shaykh Nazir Hussain Muhaddith Dehlawi (1320H)
Compiled, Translated & Annotated Abu Khuzaimah Ansari A few brothers sent us emails asking for clarification on Taqlid and whether a form of it is Wajib. They also asked if this was the position of the Ahl al-Hadith and the stance and view of Shaykh Muhaddith Muhammad Nazir Hussain Dehlawi, as …
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