What is the meaning of Imam Ahmad’s (may Allah have mercy on him) statement, “Do not follow Malik or Abu Hanifah in taqlid (blind following), but take from where they took”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the meaning of Imam Ahmad’s (may Allah have mercy on him) statement, “Do not follow Malik or Abu Hanifah in taqlid (blind following), but take from where they took”?
Answer:
Imam Ahmad is addressing a scholar like himself, a scholar capable of ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) and deriving rulings. It is not permissible for such a person to engage in taqlid (blind following). As for the one who is incapable, he may engage in taqlid (blind following) out of dire necessity.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the meaning of Imam Ahmad’s (may Allah have mercy on him) statement, “Do not follow Malik or Abu Hanifah in taqlid (blind following), but take from where they took”?
Answer:
Imam Ahmad is addressing a scholar like himself, a scholar capable of ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) and deriving rulings. It is not permissible for such a person to engage in taqlid (blind following). As for the one who is incapable, he may engage in taqlid (blind following) out of dire necessity.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [480 -560] ما معنى قول الإمام أحمد رحمه الله "لا تقلدن مالكا ولا أبا حنيفة وخذ من حيث أخذوا"؟ — youtube.com
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