The people's dislike of the imam for differing from their school of jurisprudence
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The questioner:
This questioner says: May Allah reward you. If the people dislike the imam because he differs from their Hanafi school of jurisprudence, does this fall under the hadith of Ibn 'Umar?
The Shaykh:
No, for they do not dislike him for a valid reason. This is not a valid dislike. The four schools of jurisprudence, praise be to Allah, are all brothers. The Hanbali prays behind the Hanafi, and the Hanafi prays behind the Shafi'i. It is not known that this occurred among them. This is from the later fanatics. The later fanatics are the ones in whom these behaviors appeared. As for the early scholars, there was no disagreement between them that prevented some of them from praying behind others. Yes.
The questioner:
And this.
The Shaykh:
Among the detested fanaticisms is the fanaticism of the blind. Yes.
This questioner says: May Allah reward you. If the people dislike the imam because he differs from their Hanafi school of jurisprudence, does this fall under the hadith of Ibn 'Umar?
The Shaykh:
No, for they do not dislike him for a valid reason. This is not a valid dislike. The four schools of jurisprudence, praise be to Allah, are all brothers. The Hanbali prays behind the Hanafi, and the Hanafi prays behind the Shafi'i. It is not known that this occurred among them. This is from the later fanatics. The later fanatics are the ones in whom these behaviors appeared. As for the early scholars, there was no disagreement between them that prevented some of them from praying behind others. Yes.
The questioner:
And this.
The Shaykh:
Among the detested fanaticisms is the fanaticism of the blind. Yes.
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المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 04-02-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (45:18)
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