He also asks in which era these schools of jurisprudence appeared and why they appeared?
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The questioner : He also asks in which era did these appear? And why did they appear?
The Shaykh : These appeared after the extinction of the first era of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), in the second era or in the second century of the centuries of this Ummah. As for why they appeared, this question cannot be answered because they did not appear in order to be followed. However, the scholars who held these views, this was their independent legal reasoning. But they came to have followers and students who took from them, and then they spread these schools of jurisprudence. They continued to expand as the Muslim community expanded, until their followers multiplied, and the majority of Muslims became confined to these four schools of jurisprudence, even though there are other schools of jurisprudence that have what these schools have and what is upon these schools in terms of being correct or being wrong.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because every person’s statement is taken and left except the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : These appeared after the extinction of the first era of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), in the second era or in the second century of the centuries of this Ummah. As for why they appeared, this question cannot be answered because they did not appear in order to be followed. However, the scholars who held these views, this was their independent legal reasoning. But they came to have followers and students who took from them, and then they spread these schools of jurisprudence. They continued to expand as the Muslim community expanded, until their followers multiplied, and the majority of Muslims became confined to these four schools of jurisprudence, even though there are other schools of jurisprudence that have what these schools have and what is upon these schools in terms of being correct or being wrong.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because every person’s statement is taken and left except the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.