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Sects - Organisations - Scholars The Majlis Vol 23 No 04, p.7

In India there is a senior Maulana who has been teaching Hadith for several decades.

Question

In India there is a senior Maulana who has been teaching Hadith for several decades. The Maulana Saheb has abandoned taqleed of the Hanafi Math-hab in some, not all, issues in which he feels that the Hanafi Math -hab's dalaa-il are not the strongest. Examples are Rafa' Yadayn and combining two Salaat as the Shaafis do. In addition, this Maulana differs with some of the Aqaa-id of the Maturidis and Ash'aris. This Maulana feels that he has sufficient knowledge to abandon Taqleed. In this day and age is it possible and permissible for an Aalim to reach the level of Ijtihad of the Aimmah-e-Mujtahideen? Please comment.

Answer

There is no waste in Allah's Schemes. When there was a need for a Ghazaali, Allah Ta'ala created one. When there is a need for a Mujaddid, Allah Ta'ala sends one. Allah Ta'ala does not inspire people to indulge in futility and destruction.

There was the need to confront and neutralize the kuffaar philosophers, hence Allah Ta'ala created Imaam Ghazaali (rahmatullah alayh) to execute this task. There was a need to oppose the kufr of the Mu'tazilis, hence Allah Ta'ala created the Ulama of Kalaam. There was a need to oppose the belief of Khalq-e-Qur'aan of the Mu'tazilis whose belief was being promoted harshly by the Khalifah of the time. Thus, Allah Ta'ala sent Imaam Ahmad Bin Hambal (rahmatullah alayh) in the field to oppose and neutralize this kufr.

There was the need to fight bid'ah, hence Allah Ta'ala sent Mujaddid Alf-e-Thaani to do the job. But in our time there is absolutely no need to create controversies regarding issues such as Rafa' Yadain and Maturidi/ Ash'ari issues. These were issues which were settled centuries ago by the Ahl-e-Haqq. There is no benefit in kicking up dust on these issues of difference among the Math-habs. By digging up issues which have been settled by the illustrious Fuqaha many many centuries ago, the jaahil Maulana is creating discord and dissension in the Ummah. He is not fighting baatil. He is not engaging in Amr Bil Ma'roof with his stupid 'ijtihaad'. He is bereft of the ability of Ijtihaad. When a muqallid seeks to acquit himself like a Mujtahid, he merely illustrates his jahaalat. We believe such persons to be morons.

His expertise in the branches of Deeni Uloom does not qualify him to be a Mujtahid. The fact that he considers himself capable of opposing the Giants of Uloom such as Imaam Abu Hanifah (rahmatullah alayh) speaks volumes for his jahaalat and self-deception. He has "O People of Imaan! Save

yourselves and your families from the Fire…."

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