Seâdet-i Ebediyye Endless Bliss Fourth Fascicle

havez toz actz byz imitating,z i.e.,z followingz onez ofz thez otherz three
Madhhabs.z Hanafîz scholarsz reportz thatz itz isz wâjibz forz youz to
imitatez anotherz Madhhab.z Forz example,z Ibnie ’Âbidîn,z while
explainingz ta’zîre onz pagez 190,z vol.z IIIz wrote:z “Greatz ’âlîmz Ibni
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uponz thez wordz ofz az certainz mujtahidz andz toz imitatez another
mujtahidzwhenztheznecessityzarises;zthiszfactziszclearlyzshownzbyza
Shar’îedalîl (proof-text).’zThezShar’îzdalîlziszthezâyat-izkerîmaz“Ask
thoseewhoeknow.” Whenzyouzcomezuponzazcertainznewzsituation,
youzinquirezintozwayszofzdealingzwithzthiszsituation.zIfzyouzknow
thatzazmujtahidzhaszprescribedzhowztozdealzwithzthiszsituation,zit
becomesz wâjibz forz youz toz acceptz thatz mujtahid’sz prescription.”
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iszimpossibleztozfollowzanotherzMadhhab,zyouzshouldzseezifzthere
iszazdarûratztozdozthezthingzwhichzcauseszthezharaj.
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bezpermissiblezforzyouznotztozdozthatzfardzatzall,zorztozcommitza
harâmz toz thez extentz thatz thez darûratz forcesz youz to.z Thez samez is
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orzifztherezarezazfewzalternativeszthatzcanzbezdonezwithzazdarûrat
andz youz choosez thez onez inz whichz therez isz haraj,z youz arez not
permittedz toz omitz thez fard.z Followingz thisz rule,z scholarsz ofz fiqh
havezsolvedzmanyzproblems.zForzexample:
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silverzwire,zthezsilverzwillzcausezaznoxiouszscent,zbutzazgoldzwirezwill
notzcausezit.zBecausezthereziszazdarûrat,zitzisznotzharâmztoztiezitzwith
gold.”z Andz Imâm-iz a’zamz said,z “Az silverz wirez willz notz causez a
noxiouszscent,zeither;zsoztherezisznotzazdarûrat;zconsequently,zzitzis
harâmztoztiezitzwithzazgoldzwire.”zInzthiszcase,zImâm-izMuhammad’s
‘rahmatullâhizta’âlâz’alaih’ solutionzisztozbezactedzupon.zThereziszno
needztozfollowzanotherzMadhhab.
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wayzofzonezorzbothzhavingzbeenzsuckledz(evenzif)zonlyzoncezbyzthe
samez mother,z theirz nikâhz willz becomez voidz accordingz toz Hanafî
Madhhab.z Theyz willz eitherz getz divorcedz orz followz thez Shafi’î
Madhhab.zIfztheirzwalîsz(guardians,zprotectors,zparents)zwereznot
presentz duringz theirz nikâh,z theyz havez toz renewz theirz nikâhz as
prescribedz byz thez Shafi’îz Madhhab.z Ifz sucklingz fromz thez same
motherztookzplacezfiveztimeszandzbothzchildrenzwerezfullyzsatiated,
itzwillznotzbezpossibleztozfollowzthezShâfi’îzMadhhabzandzthezpair
willz havez toz part. (Pleasez seez thez seventhz chapterz ofz thez sixth
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