Understanding Taqlid by Mufti Muhammad Sajaad
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Contents<br />
introduction 1<br />
chapter 1: the basic argument for taqlīd 3<br />
Laymen are not scholars 4<br />
The subjects and skills to master<br />
in order to become a mujtahid (Expert Scholar) 5<br />
The greatness of the early scholars<br />
over those who came later 11<br />
Sunni scholars practised taqlīd of the four schools 12<br />
A Muslim’s leaving taqlīd is an innovation 13<br />
chapter 2: the evolution of taqlīd<br />
& following the four great imams 15<br />
Proof from the Holy Qur’ān 15<br />
Proof from the Hadith 16<br />
Hadith 1 16<br />
Hadith 2 17<br />
Evidences usually quoted against taqlīd 18<br />
The practice of taqlīd in the age of the Ṣaḥābah 20<br />
Taqlīd in the age of the Successors (Tābi‘ūn) 22<br />
The stage of consolidation 24<br />
Taqlīd ghayr shakhṣī to taqlīd shakhṣī 28<br />
Following all the imams at once? 29<br />
Reply 30<br />
The majority of ulama on taqlīd shakhṣī 31<br />
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