Blind Adherence to a Single School of Jurisprudence and Its Relationship to the Salafi Methodology
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Question:
He says: May Allah reward you. Is blind adherence to a single school of jurisprudence, whether it is the Hanbali or the Shafi'i school, considered part of the Salafi methodology?
Answer:
We do not blindly adhere to a school of jurisprudence as a school; we adhere to the school that has evidence from the Book and the Sunnah, and that has evidence from the statements of the scholars. We hold fast to it. We do not say we blindly adhere to it; we say we hold fast to it. We hold fast to it firmly. That is not blind adherence. Blind adherence is generally blameworthy, but holding fast to the truth is what is correct. We hold fast to the truth, and it does not concern us who disagrees with us.
He says: May Allah reward you. Is blind adherence to a single school of jurisprudence, whether it is the Hanbali or the Shafi'i school, considered part of the Salafi methodology?
Answer:
We do not blindly adhere to a school of jurisprudence as a school; we adhere to the school that has evidence from the Book and the Sunnah, and that has evidence from the statements of the scholars. We hold fast to it. We do not say we blindly adhere to it; we say we hold fast to it. We hold fast to it firmly. That is not blind adherence. Blind adherence is generally blameworthy, but holding fast to the truth is what is correct. We hold fast to the truth, and it does not concern us who disagrees with us.
Source
السلفية حقيقتها وسماتها — alfawzan.live (40:48)
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