Question
When some Ghayr Muqallideen would request to take bay`t with Hadhrat Thanvi, he would ask them their opinion on Taqleed. If they said that Taqleed is permissible but not necessary, he would accept them as his Mureeds.
Answer
The purpose of Bay't is Islaah of the Nafs. If a ghair muqallid becomes bay't to a Muqallid Shaikh, then Insha-Allah, he will see the light and abandon his adamant taqleed. Anyhow, accepti ng ghair muqallideen as mureeds was Hadhrat Thanvi's method. It is not a method which can be imposed on another Shaikh who refuses to initiate ghair muqallideen as mureeds. This is not a Shar'i ikhtilaaf. It is a personal issue.
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- themajlis.co.za
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- The Majlis Vol 24 No 08
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- 11
Appears under ‘SEERAH JALSAHS’ — SHAITAANI LOGIC (approximate).