I am an ordinary Muslim following the Hanafi Madhab. Regarding the Shaykh Murabtal Haaj’s fatwa, "Following One of the Four Accepted Madhhabs" Translated by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf. What does this mean?
Question
Refer to: http://www.ihyaproductions.com/articles/fatwa.htm. Should I stop reading the Holy Quran and its translation( in Urdu) and the Hadith and quoting it .
Answer
We have studied the translated version of Shaykh Murabtal Haaj's Fatwa by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and agree with the concept of Taqleed of one particular Imaam.
Attached find another attachment on Taqleed.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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