The Muqalid Mutabi’

Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-Raheem #Answer_to_a_Question: The #Muqalid Mutabi’ To: Imam Annawawy ============ #Question: Assalamu Alaikum… may Allah protect you my Ameer and brother, I pray that you will find the time to answer this question. I read in your book, Taysir Al-Wusul Ila Al-Usul (p. 273), that: “The question that is raised is: For the imitator, if he imitates a particular issue, may he return to … Continue reading The Muqalid Mutabi’

Qualifications for performing Ijtihad

The article below explains the qualifications one must have to become a Mujtahid (Scholar) (One who strives to do Ijtihad) according to various classical scholars.  The earliest complete account of the qualifications of a Mujtahid is given in Abu’ Husayn al-Basri’s (d. 436/1044) al-Mu’tamad fi Usul al-Fiqh. The broad outline of al-Basri’s exposition was later accepted, with minor changes, by al-Shirazi (d. 467/1083), al-Ghazali (d. … Continue reading Qualifications for performing Ijtihad