Question
There were great scholars among the Sahaabah whose knowledge was greater than the knowledge of the Imaams. Should we not follow one of them (the Sahaabah)?
Answer
Firstly the knowledge of the Imaams is the knowledge of the Sahaabah. They did not suck their knowledge from their thumbs. Secondly, there is no known Math-hab embracing all issues of the Shariah, which could be attributed to any single Sahaabi. Suffice to say that the Knowledge of the Aimmah-e-Mujtahideen is the knowledge of the Sahaabah.
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- The Majlis Vol 20 No 03
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