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Author: | Linguistic [ 29 Apr 2010, 01:08 ] |
Post subject: | Scholars opinions about imitation |
Professor Ahmed Ibrahim, in his book علم أصول الفقه, discusses imitation التقليد and defines it as "accepting what another says and doing as he says without knowing his pretext." He says that this is legitimate in Islam for people who cannot or will not analyze matters themselves. He said these are the majority of people, who among other factors, are too busy earning a living to spend the necessary effort to arrive at proper conclusions about religious mandates, so they better ask the scholars who specialize in that. Professor Ibrahim, rahimahullah, advocates that authorities come up with a document summarizing the minimum requirements of Islam, presented in an appealing, easy to understand way, free of points of debate, and given to all preachers who will rely on it when they talk to people. He does not discuss the down side though. Authorities can and have inserted their agenda in what they require people to do, and scholars, though well-meaning, have mixed with the fundamentals some stuff that is derived by opinion or interpretation, thus mandating or prohibiting what may not be. |
Author: | Linguistic [ 13 Jun 2010, 19:19 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Scholars opinions about imitation |
Al-Ghaali, in his book بالحجة والبرهان لا نسخ في القرآن, page 11, quotes Ibn Hazm (Az-Zhaahiri?) ruling that imitation is prohibited and that it is unlawful to take anybody's words, other than the Messenger of God (PBUH), without proof. While Al-Ghaali does not elaborate further, this is consistent with what the most prominent jurists have said:
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Author: | Linguistic [ 17 Jun 2010, 18:02 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Scholars opinions about imitation |
M. Rasheed Ridha, in refuting the claim that 2:234 abrogated 2:240, writes these words, فتأمل هذا وماقبله أيها المستقل الفهم المعافى من جهالة التقليد وتذكر قول المثل السائر كم ترك الأول للآخر Translation: So, reflect on that, independent of mind, freed from the ignorance of imitation and remember the going adage, "Oh, how much the former generations have left to the later generations!". |
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