What is the validity of the jurisprudential rule stated in the Shafi'i books which says
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The questioner: May Allah reward you with good. Another question is based on this question: The jurisprudential rule that some jurists have, and you find it recorded in the books of jurisprudence, which says: "Whoever establishes four [rak'ahs] prays four"?
The Shaykh: Do not say "books of jurisprudence"; this is only the Shafi'i school.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: No, do not say "books of jurisprudence," but rather the books of Shafi'i jurisprudence.
The questioner: The books of Shafi'i jurisprudence, or in the jurisprudence of the Shafi'is who are committed to their school? Does this hadith, does this rule rely on a hadith... O our Shaykh, if Allah wills?
The Shaykh: No, it has no chain of narration; it is merely opinion and independent legal reasoning.
The questioner: Opinion and independent legal reasoning. May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh: Do not say "books of jurisprudence"; this is only the Shafi'i school.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: No, do not say "books of jurisprudence," but rather the books of Shafi'i jurisprudence.
The questioner: The books of Shafi'i jurisprudence, or in the jurisprudence of the Shafi'is who are committed to their school? Does this hadith, does this rule rely on a hadith... O our Shaykh, if Allah wills?
The Shaykh: No, it has no chain of narration; it is merely opinion and independent legal reasoning.
The questioner: Opinion and independent legal reasoning. May Allah bless you.
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