The Opinion on Reviving the Non-Canonical Schools of Jurisprudence and the Book of Ibn Rajab
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Question:
May Allah preserve you, Honorable Shaykh. What is your opinion on reviving the schools of jurisprudence other than the four? And what is your opinion on the book by al-Hafiz Ibn Rajab, *The Refutation of Those Who Follow Other Than the Four Schools*?
Answer:
I have not seen the book of al-Hafiz Ibn Rajab, but we accept the truth from the four schools and others. Whatever is true and in accordance with the evidence, whether from the four schools or others, is accepted. Perhaps Imam al-Hafiz Ibn Rajab (may Allah have mercy on him) is a great imam, and it is not easy [to understand his intent]. Perhaps he is referring to people who intend to follow the four schools exclusively, as mentioned in the previous question. They intend to follow them and claim for themselves the ability to exercise independent legal reasoning and to dispense with them.
May Allah preserve you, Honorable Shaykh. What is your opinion on reviving the schools of jurisprudence other than the four? And what is your opinion on the book by al-Hafiz Ibn Rajab, *The Refutation of Those Who Follow Other Than the Four Schools*?
Answer:
I have not seen the book of al-Hafiz Ibn Rajab, but we accept the truth from the four schools and others. Whatever is true and in accordance with the evidence, whether from the four schools or others, is accepted. Perhaps Imam al-Hafiz Ibn Rajab (may Allah have mercy on him) is a great imam, and it is not easy [to understand his intent]. Perhaps he is referring to people who intend to follow the four schools exclusively, as mentioned in the previous question. They intend to follow them and claim for themselves the ability to exercise independent legal reasoning and to dispense with them.
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : يا فرقة التنقيص بل يا أمة الدعوى بلا علم ولا عرفان — islamhouse.com (33:30)
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