What is the validity of the maxim that states
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The questioner : The jurisprudential maxim found among some jurists, which we find recorded in books of jurisprudence, states: "Whoever establishes four [prayers] prays four."
The Shaykh : Do not say "books of jurisprudence"; this is only the position of the Shafi'is...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : No, do not say "books of jurisprudence," but rather "books of Shafi'i jurisprudence"...
The questioner : ...in Shafi'i jurisprudence, or in the jurisprudence of the Shafi'is who are partisan and bound to their school? Does this hadith, or rather this maxim, rely on a hadith? And what do you advise me to do, O Shaykh, if Allah wills?
The Shaykh : No, it has no chain of transmission; 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 position of the Shafi'is...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : No, do not say "books of jurisprudence," but rather "books of Shafi'i jurisprudence"...
The questioner : ...in Shafi'i jurisprudence, or in the jurisprudence of the Shafi'is who are partisan and bound to their school? Does this hadith, or rather this maxim, rely on a hadith? And what do you advise me to do, O Shaykh, if Allah wills?
The Shaykh : No, it has no chain of transmission; it is merely opinion and independent legal reasoning...
The questioner: Opinion and independent legal reasoning. May Allah bless you.
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