Is it obligatory for a Muslim to belong to one of the four schools of jurisprudence?

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The questioner : Is it obligatory for a Muslim to be a Shafi'i or a Hanbali or such?

The Shaykh : No, it is obligatory for him to be a follower of the Sunnah, not [a follower of a specific school].

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