Is following the four schools of jurisprudence a form of extremism?
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Question:
Is following the four schools of jurisprudence and adhering to these schools considered a form of extremism?
Answer:
Answer: No, my brother. The layperson and the beginner in learning have no option but to follow a scholar. Where would he go? Would he go and perform independent legal reasoning himself? He does not have the ability for independent legal reasoning, so he follows the scholars. Allah the Exalted said: {So ask the people of knowledge if you do not know}. He asks them why? In order to follow what they say. Following a scholar is only for dire necessity and pressing need. The one who does not have the ability to derive the Islamic ruling with its evidence must follow the scholars: {So ask the people of knowledge if you do not know}.
Is following the four schools of jurisprudence and adhering to these schools considered a form of extremism?
Answer:
Answer: No, my brother. The layperson and the beginner in learning have no option but to follow a scholar. Where would he go? Would he go and perform independent legal reasoning himself? He does not have the ability for independent legal reasoning, so he follows the scholars. Allah the Exalted said: {So ask the people of knowledge if you do not know}. He asks them why? In order to follow what they say. Following a scholar is only for dire necessity and pressing need. The one who does not have the ability to derive the Islamic ruling with its evidence must follow the scholars: {So ask the people of knowledge if you do not know}.
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