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?

· 27 Rabiʻ I 1422 AH1 min readFatwa 3147English

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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