The Zahirite school in this era constantly attempts to confine the largest number of those who belong to the Salafi call within its ranks.

The questioner : May Allah preserve you. If we look at the Zahirite school, in this era it constantly attempts to confine the largest number of those who belong to the Salafi call within its ranks. It mentions the virtuousThe Shaykh : Al-Albani is among those who belong to the school of the People of the Zahir. Do you agree with this?

The Shaykh : If they mean by the People of the Zahir that they are rigid in adhering to the apparent meaning, then this is undoubtedly a lie. If they mean that we adhere to the texts according to their apparent meaning without figurative interpretation, then this is the school of all the Imams.

The questioner : He says: The school of the Zahiris, supporting the apparent meaning like Ibn Hazm.

The Shaykh : ... And they must provide at least one example to support their opinion, otherwise they are liars. Otherwise, I claim the opposite of what... These are examples of what is the nature of the Zahirite school, and I deny them most strongly. First is their denial of analogical reasoning. I do not deny analogical reasoning; I affirm it. All I say is what al-Shafi'i said about it: "It is a dire necessity, and one does not resort to analogical reasoning except in cases of pressing need." And Imam al-Shafi'i said: "This is justice in the matter of analogical reasoning." ... May Allah have mercy on you. Between those who expanded it until they established acts of worship by analogical reasoning, and established rulings on... the Sunnahs and the sayings of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we are between these and those. Besides some branches that... to it; whoever shaves his hair, for example, , but if he used medicine and did not shave, then he owes nothing, because he did not shave.