Is there any harm in a person saying: “I am a Maliki” or “I am a Hanbali”? Because some students of knowledge say: It is not permissible to say such a thing?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is there any harm in a person saying, “I am a Maliki” or “I am a Hanbali”? Because some students of knowledge say it is not permissible to say such a thing? And what does he want to say? There is no harm in saying, “I am a Hanbali,” “I am a Shafi'i,” or “I am a Maliki.” These are the schools of the people of the Sunnah.
Answer:
Denying the school of the people of the Sunnah is not permissible. But you do not say, “There is no truth except in the Hanbali school.” That is not permissible. You do not say, “There is no truth except in the Hanbali school.” However, if you say that all four schools are schools of the people of the Sunnah and contain good, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is there any harm in a person saying, “I am a Maliki” or “I am a Hanbali”? Because some students of knowledge say it is not permissible to say such a thing? And what does he want to say? There is no harm in saying, “I am a Hanbali,” “I am a Shafi'i,” or “I am a Maliki.” These are the schools of the people of the Sunnah.
Answer:
Denying the school of the people of the Sunnah is not permissible. But you do not say, “There is no truth except in the Hanbali school.” That is not permissible. You do not say, “There is no truth except in the Hanbali school.” However, if you say that all four schools are schools of the people of the Sunnah and contain good, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [44 -308] هل في محذور في قول الشخص: أنا مالكي أو حنبلي؛ لأن بعض طلاب العلم يقول: لا يجوز مثل هذا؟ — youtube.com
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