Is TAQLEED Compulsory????

T A Q  L E E D

TAQLEED is to ACT upon the stateMent of soMeone,
whose stateMent "Does NOT contain ANY EVIDENCE", rather
"it is WITHOUT EVIDENCE".
> Tayseer at-Tahreer
(AMir Bukhari).

Shaikh ShaMee Hanafi:
Taqleed is to take the stateMent of soMeone,
"Without KNOWING the EVIDENCE".
> Aqood RasM al-Mufti, page no 23.

'Following of One',
whose Following is "NOT based on PROOF & DOES NOT RELY upon Knowledge".
> Abu Ma'ali al-Juwayni.

TAQLEED in itself
is an Innovation(BIDDAT),
which started in LATTER tiMes,
as we know there were 'NO Madhabs' during the era of the Sahaba(RA).
> E'qaaz HuMaM al-Absaar, pg 74.
(Fulani).

TAQLEED is a forM of SHIRK, coz
at its Core is
"a DENIAL of a Part of the Revelation".
To Deny a Single Ayat,
is to DENY IT ALL.

TAQLEED
by its defination is,
FOLLOWing soMebody BLINDLY,
"WITHOUT EVIDENCES". (froM QURAN & SUNNAH)

ITTEBAA-> FOLLOW.

"Allazeena YATTABIoona al-Rasula.. .. ..wa ITTABAoo al-noora..".

Those who FOLLOW MuhaMMad(SAW) &
FOLLOW the Light(Quran)
are the SUCCESSFUL.
> Araf(7):157.

ITAA'AT-> OBEY.

"Atiullaha wa atioo al-Rasul".
O u who Believe,
OBEY Allah &
OBEY the Messenger(SAW).
> MuhaMMad(47):33.

TAQLEED is HARAAM
as it warrants a person to Follow,
WITHOUT the Need for EVIDENCE.

To FOLLOW & OBEY Allah's Messenger(SAW) is a PROOF in Itself.

He(SAW)speaks NOT of his OWN Desire.
It is an INSPIRATION that is INSPIRED.
> NajM(53):3-4.

Who want us to Practice TAQLEED?

What does Allah,
Prophet(SAW),
Sahaba(RA),
Tabi'een(Rh),
Aa'iMMa(Rh),
Hanafi scholars say abt TAQLEED?

FOLLOW,
what has been sent down unto u froM ur Lord
- QURAN,
- Prophet's(SAW) SUNNAH;
& follow NOT ANYONE ELSE besides HiM.
> Araf(7):3.

Say [O MuhaMMad(SAW)];
If u "TRULY Love Allah",
then Follow ME(SAW).
> IMraan(3):31.

It is NOT fitting for a BELIEVER, Man or WoMan;
when a Matter has been
"DECIDED by ALLAH & HIS MESSENGER(SAW)",
to have ANY option abt THEIR Decision;
If Anyone DISOBEYS Allah & His Messenger(SAW),
he is Indeed on a CLEARLY WRONG PATH.
> Ahzab(33):36.

Make NOT 'the Calling of the Messenger(SAW)' aMong u,
as UR Calling of One Another.
> Noor(24):63.

Note that the Calling of People towards "MADHHABs/ SILSILAs/ JAMAATs/ PEERs/ MURSHIDs/ MULLAHs",
(CONTRADICTING the TRUTH)
is NOT the SaMe as calling towards QURAN & SUNNAH.

And "Allah TEACHES u".
Allah is KNOWING of ALL things.
> Baqarah(2):282.

Allah TEACHES us through,
- QURAN &
- Prophet MuhaMMad(SAW)'s Ways(SUNNAH).

And Follow NOT,
that of which u have "NO Knowledge".
> Isra(17):36.

And when it is said to theM,
"FOLLOW that which ALLAH has sent down".
They say- "NO,
we SHALL follow that
which we found our FATHERS following".
> LuqMan(31):21.

But NO, by ur Lord,
they can have "NO FAITH",
until they Make you O MuhaMMad(SAW),
'JUDGE in ALL Disputes' b/n theM &
find in theMselves 'NO Resistance against Your(SAW) Decisions' &
Accept theM with FULL SubMission.
> Nisa(4):65.

So to SAVE our IMAAN,
Allah WARNS us to 'Follow & Refer' EVERYTHING,
ONLY to Prophet MuhaMMad(SAW) &
NOBODY else.
(NO IMaM/Peer/Murshid).

-Save ur IMaan,
-Not Waste ur AaMal.

Allah says;
O u who Believe!
OBEY Allah &
OBEY the MESSENGER(SAW).
Render NOT Vain ur Deeds.
> MuhaMMad(47):33.

Invite All to
"the way of ur RABB".
> Nahl(16):125.

But ppl today,
Invite others;
=to the way of their Peers(SILSILAs) {Barelwi/Sufi}
=to the way of their JaMaats{Tablighi};
Away froM "the way of our Rabb".

Say[O MuhaMMad(SAW)];
This is MY way.
I DO Invite unto ALLAH,
with SURE Knowledge.
I & whoever follows Me,(Must also Invite others to ALLAH,
with SURE KNOWLEDGE).
> Yusuf(12):108.

In IslaM's naMe,
Barelwi/Sufi,
Peers & Murshids,
Invite ppl to THEIR Way(TARIQAT)
with FALSE & INVENTED 'Beliefs & CustoMs',
LEAVING his(SAW)Ways.
Now there can be
NO More than ONE Way
after MuhaMMad(SAW).

U have indeed,
'in the MESSENGER of Allah(SAW)',
a BEAUTIFUL Pattern of Conduct,
for ANYONE whose hope is in Allah & Final Day.
> Ahzaab(33):21.

Those who behave Arrogantly on the Earth,
in DEFIANCE of RIGHT;
then I will turn away froM My signs;
and even if they SEE
All the Signs,
they will NOT BELIEVE in HiM;
And if they SEE
the Way of Right Conduct,
they will NOT ADOPT it as the Way,
but if they SEE
the Way of ERROR,
they WILL ADOPT IT;
for they REJECTED Our signs,
& Failed to take warning froM theM.
(Turn BLIND)
> Araf(7):146.

And Preferred the LIE of this world,
by FOLLOWING his EVIL DESIRES & LUSTS.
> Naaziat(79):38.

We are left with ONLY 2 Options, either FOLLOW;
- the WAY of Our Beloved Prophet(SAW) or
- the Way of Our EVIL DESIRES.

Follow the BEST IDEAL on Earth, i.e
- Prophet MuhaMMad(SAW)
{> Ahzab(33):21}
& NO ONE else,
{> Araf(7):3}
or Follow ur OWN DESIRE.
{> Naaziat(79):38}.

Say,O MuhaMMad(SAW)!
Verily this is MY STRAIGHT Path,
so FOLLOW it
& Follow NOT OTHER Paths,
for they will SEPARATE u froM Allah's Path.
> AnaaM(6):153.

Truly My Lord has Guided ME to a STRAIGHT Path,
the RIGHT Religion.
> AnaaM(6):161.

And if u OBEY,
Most of THOSE ON EARTH(by FOLLOWING ur Own DESIRES),
they will MISLEAD u FAR away,
froM Allah's Path(TRUTH).
They Follow NOTHING but CONJECTURES &
they do NOTHING but LIE.
> AnaaM(6):116.

And Incline NOT towards,
THOSE WHO DO WRONG.
Lest the FIRE touch u &
u have NO PROTECTORS other than Allah,
nor u would then be Helped.
> Hud(11):113.

When its said to theM,
FOLLOW what ALLAH has SENT DOWN;
They say:NO!
We shall Follow
what our FATHERS followed.
Even though their Fathers
DID NOT UNDERSTAND ANYTHING,
nor were they GUIDED.
> Baqarah(2):170.

When it is said to theM,
'CoMe to what Allah has Revealed & unto the Prophet(SAW)'
They say:
ENOUGH is for us,
that which we found our FATHERS FOLLOWING,
even though their Fathers had
-NO Knowledge WHATSOEVER &
-NO GUIDANCE.
> Maeda(5):104.

NO! they say;
We found our FATHERS following a certain Way & Religion;
We GUIDE OURSELVES by THEIR Footsteps.
We sent not a warner b4 YOU(SAW)to any town,
the luxurious aMong theM said:
We found our FATHERS following a Certain Way & Religion.
We WILL indeed Follow THEIR Footsteps.
> Zukhruf(43):22-23.

They only 'FOLLOW their OWN LUSTS'.
And who is More ASTRAY than,
'the One who Follows his OWN LUSTS',
WITHOUT Guidance froM Allah?
Verily! Allah Guides NOT the ppl who are ZaaliMoon.
> Qasas(28):50.

Have YOU{O MuhaMMad(SAW)} seen hiM,
who has taken as his GOD,his
OWN DESIRE?
"Would YOU(SAW) then be a Wakil(a Protecting Guide) over hiM?"
Or do u think that Most of theM
HEAR or UNDERSTAND?
They are Only like Cattle;
Nay, they are EVEN FARTHER ASTRAY froM the Path.
> Furqaan(25):43-44.

(DESIRE/LUST->
-An ACT,
-A BELIEF,
-A WILL,
-A WISH,
-A PRACTICE etc
NOT AUTHORISED by Allah in IslaM;
but rather 'INVENTED by FALSE people.

Leaving Nabi(SAW)'s way
->
Following other way(LUST)
->
Following OWN Lust
->
ZaaliM
->
NO Guidance
->
BLIND
->
Hell:-).

Know they not,
that whoever OPPOSES & shows HOSTILITY to Allah & His Messenger(SAW),
Certainly for hiM will be the Fire of Hell to abide therein.
That is the ExtreMe DISGRACE.
> Tawba(9):63.

TURN back,
in Repentance to HIM(QURAN),
Establish Regular Prayers;
& be NOT u,
aMong those who,
SPLIT up & becoMe SECTS,
each party Rejoicing in that which is with itself.
> RooM(30):31-32.

And be NOT as those,
who DIVIDED & differed aMong theMselves after the Clear PROOF had coMe to theM.
> IMran(3):105.

And Surely,
We have created Many of the Jinns & MANKIND for HELL.
They have hearts wherewith
they UNDERSTAND NOT,
they have Eyes wherewith
they SEE NOT,
& they have Ears wherewith
they HEAR NOT
- The TRUTH.
> Araf(7):179.

BecoMe BLIND by theMselves.

Their Hearts are BLIND froM Understanding the QURAN.
> MuMinoon(23):63.

They are Deaf,DuMb & BLIND.
So they Return NOT to the RIGHT Path.
> Baqarah(2):18.

O MuhaMMad(SAW)!
U CANNOT Guide the BLIND froM their straying,
u can Make to hear ONLY those
who BELIEVE in our AYATS &
have subMitted to ALLAH as MUSLIMS.
> RooM(30):53.

And NOT Equal are
-the BLIND &
-those who SEE.
> Ghafir(40):58.

If a Rebellious Evil Person coMes to u with a News,
"VERIFY it",
lest u HarM people in Ignorance &
afterwards u becoMe Regretful to what u have done.
> Hujraat(49):6.

Allay says:
Say, O MuhaMMad(SAW)!
"Produce ur PROOF if u are TRUTHFUL."
> Baqarah(2):111.

Allah DEMANDS,
"Verification with Proof" froM the QURAN & SUNNAH
before Following.

NOT BLINDNESS.

Our RASOOL(SAW) addressed the people in his FAREWELL HAJJ:
O People,
I have left aMongst u TWO things,
which if u Cling onto,
U will NEVER go Astray-
1- The Book of Allah &
2- My SUNNAH.
> HaakiM 1/93,
> Baihaaqi 10/114.

When I coMMand u by a coMMand,
then Follow it as Much as u are able.
> MusliM, 6/29.

Indeed,
the 'BEST SPEECH' is
- the BOOK of ALLAH;
the 'BEST GUIDANCE' is
- the GUIDANCE of MuhaMMad(SAW).
> MusliM 1885;
> Nasai'i 1487.

He who Obeys ME[MuhaMMad (SAW)],
OBEYS Allah.
He who DISOBEYS ME,
Disobeys ALLAH.
> Bukhari 4:52:204.

MuhaMMad(SAW) said:
I ORDER u to
- STICK to MY SUNNAH &
- the Way of the RIGHTLY GUIDED KHALIFAS(RA)after Me.
> AhMad 4/126-127,
> TirMidhi 2676,
> Dawood 4607.

Not the WRONGLY Guided SOOFIS.

Jabir bin Zayd(Rh)said:
Abdullah Ibn UMar(RA)once told Me;
"Jabir, u are aMongst the Faqhi,
so people will question u about Masaail.
Beware! Do NOT Opine froM OTHER THAN,
Quran & Sunnah".
> DaariMi; 1/54.

Ali(RA)said:
PREVENT urself
froM taking
- the CUSTOMS &
- the WAY of the PEOPLE.
> JaaMi' Bayaanil-IlM wa-Fadhlihi;
Vol 2, page 114.
(by Abdil Birr).

Abdullah Ibn Masood(RA)said:
NO Man should,
BLINDLY follow ANY OTHER MAN.
> MajMu'a Azwa'id wa-Meezaan Kubraa;
Vol 1, page 47.
(by Sha'raani).

Mu'aaz bin Jabal(RA):
The way an AaliM
can PREVENT hiMself
froM SLIPPING into ERROR is,
'to BECOME froM people of GUIDANCE',
such that in his Religion,
"he does NOT BLINDLY Follow".
> IlaaMul Mu'qi'een;
Vol 2, page 174.
(by Ibn QayyiM).

Umar bin Abdul-Azeez(Rh)said:
U CANNOT & u are NOT entitled to
Follow ANYBODY's QAUL,
BEFORE & IN PRESENCE of SUNNAH.
> DaariMi 1/95.

AaMir bin Sharaajeel Sha'bee(Rh)said:
The people,
whatever they say
froM the AHADEETH of the Messenger(SAW),
then TAKE IT;
& whatever they say
froM their OWN OPINIONS, then
"THROW IT IN TRASH."
> Sunan DaariMi;
page 37.
> Hujjatullah al-Baaligah;
Vol 1, page 148.

IMaM Sha'bee(Rh) is froM the Kibaar of Taabi'een.
He(Rh)Met 500 CoMpanions(RA).
> Tazkiraat-ul-Huffaazh;
Vol 1, page 76.

Ibn Abdullah(Rh) said:
There is NO Difference between,
- an 'aniMal' that is DRIVEN by pulling &
- a person who "BLINDLY FOLLOWS".
> JaaMi' Bayaanil ilM;
Vol 2, page 113.
> IlaaMul Mu'qi'een;
Vol 2, page 170.
A. IMAM ABU HANIFA(Rh):

# When a HADITH is found to be Sahih,
then THAT IS MY MADHAB.
> Al-Haashiyah, 1/63.
(Ibn Aabideen).

# It is HARAAM for SoMeone to follow My Words,
who does NOT know with what Evidence I give My Fatwaa.
> MuqaddiMah Hidaayah, page 93.
# When issuing Fatwaa,
He would say,
"This is the Opinion of Nu'Maan Ibn Thaabit &
it is BETTER FOR U that if soMeone presents a BETTER Opinion, then TAKE IT
as it will be considered to be 'MORE APPROPRIATE'.
> Al-Yawaaqiyat wal-Jauhar, 2/96.
(ash-Saha'raanee)

# Ques: What if ur stateMents CONTRADICT;
-the Book of Allah,
-the SUNNAH of our Prophet(SAW),
-the StateMents of the Sahaba(RA)?
Abu Hanifa(Rh): ABANDON My stateMents for theM.
> Al-Qaul al-Mufeed (Shawkaanee).

# When I say soMething which is,
CONTRADICTING
-the Book of Allah or
-that narrated froM the Nabi(SAW),
then "IGNORE My Sayings".
> Eeqaz al-HuMaaM; pg 50.
(by Shaykh Saalih Fulaanee).
 
B. IMAM MAALIK(Rh):

# Indeed I aM a Man,
I ERR as well as aM Correct.
U SHOULD Analyse My Opinion,
what u find
'in ACCORDANCE with the QURAN & SUNNAH', u TAKE;
And what u find 'OPPOSING theM', LEAVE IT.
> JaaMi' Bayaan al-ilM; 2/32.
(by Abdil Birr).

# EVERYONE's stateMent can be REJECTED or Taken,
EXCEPT that of the 'Messenger of Allah(SAW)'.
> Al-Yawaaqiyaat wal-Jauhar; 2/96.
(by ash-Saha'raanee).
 

C. IMAM SHAAFI'EE(Rh):

# IMaM ash-Shaafi'ee(Rh) said,
'An Authentic Sahih HADITH is My Madhdhab.
> HaakiM;
> Baihaaqi.

# The Sunnah of our Prophet(SAW)either
Reaches or Escapes froM ALL of us.
Whenever I voice My Opinion/forMulate a Principle;
CONTRARY to our Prophet's(SAW) Saying,
then the CORRECT WAY is what the MESSENGER of Allah(SAW)said
& it is My view.
> Ilaa'Mul Mu'qieen; 2/363-364.
 

# There is NO ONE's StateMent,
when it coMes to Obeying of Allah & His Messenger(SAW).
> Al-Yawaqiyat wal-Jauhar; 2/96.

# When u find My stateMent CONTRADICTING any HADITH,
then Act upon the Hadith &
THROW MY STATEMENT AGAINST THE WALL.
> ibid.
 
D. IMAM AHMAD(Rh):

# Do NOT BLINDLY FOLLOW Me
nor Maalik,
nor Awzaa'ee,
not ANYONE else.
As they took their Rulings & Issues froM QURAN & SUNNAH,
u ALSO take froM theM.
> Aqdul Jayid; pg 8.

# IMaM Shaybee(Rh)said:
1. You CANNOT Accept and Follow a QIYAAS,
Instead and in Presence of a HADITH.
> Ilaa'Mul Mu'qi'een;
Vol 1, page 221.
(by Ibn QayyiM).

2. DESTRUCTION is SURELY yours;
if you are REJECTING a HADEES,
to follow a QIYAAS.
> ibid.

# IMaM Hasan Basri(Rh)said:
Earlier Populations were Destroyed,
because they chose Different Paths.
They LEFT Siraat-e-MustaqeeM and Chose the Paths
of Raaiyy(OPINIONS).
They theMselves were MISGUIDED and Misguided others TOO.
> Ilaa'Mul Mu'qi'een;
Vol 1, page 65.

# IMaM Abu Dawood(Rh)said:
Do NOT "BLINDLY Follow" ANYONE of theM, in ur DEEN.
> Ilaa'Mul Mu'qi'een;
Vol 2, page 181.
(by Ibn QayyiM).

NONE of the IMaMs,
including "A'iMMa Arbaa",
ADVOCATED/ ADVISED us to Practice TAQLEED.

# IMaM Tahawee:
Only the DISOBEDIENT & MISGUIDED
do Taqleed.
> Leesaan ul-Meezan; 1/280.
(Ibn Hajr al-Asqalani).

# IMaM ZaMakhshari:
If there is a Mother of MISGUIDANCE,
then it is TAQLEED(Blind Bigoted Following).
> Atwaq ud-Dhahab; pg 42.

# IMaM Aloosi Baghdadi:
If there is a Father of MISGUIDANCE,
then it is TAQLEED.
> Roohul Ma'ani.

# Maulana Abdul Hayy Lucknowi Hanafi:
A Group of HANAFIS are engrossed in
ExtreMe PARTISANSHIP & BIGOTRY
& when they coMe across an AUTHENTIC Hadith,
which is CONTRARY to their Madhab,
they say;
"If this Hadith was Authentic,
then our IMaM would DEFINITELY have issued fatwa ACCORDING to it
& NOT Contrary to this",
then 'this is the IGNORANCE of these people'.
> Al-Naaf'ie al-Kabir;
pg 145.

# Shah Waleeullah Muhaddith Dehlwee:
The General People THESE days,
are seen to be 'Adherent to a PARTICULAR MADHHAB'
of the EARLIEST Scholars. They THINK that,
if a person LEAVES his MADHAB of the IMaM;
then it is, as if he Left his Religion.
So they consider their IMaMs to be PROPHETS
& hold it OBLIGATORY for hiM
to do TAQLEED of the IMaM.
Whereas the people of this UMMah
before the Fourth(4th)Century were NOT Adherent to any Particular Madhab.
> At-TafhiMat al-Aalhiyyah; 1/206.

# Mulla Alee Qaaree Hanafi:
Allah has NOT OBLIGATED upon Anyone,
that he becoMe a Hanafee, Shaafi'ee, Maalikee or a Hanbalee.
Rather Allah has OBLIGATED Action upon the SUNNAH of our Beloved Messenger(SAW) upon EVERYONE.
> Sharh Ain-al-IlM; pg 326. 

SINGLING out One PARTICULAR IMaM
and doing his TAQLEED
and thus Accepting ALL of his Opinions & Ijtihaad as one's Religion is "HaraaM in IslaM".

The Consequence of which is
- Danger of being away froM a Great Majority(Greater part)of IslaM.

If Taqleed was a 'RecoMMended Act',
then it would have Most DEFINITELY Existed in the
'Period of the BEST GENERATIONS',
and the Sahaba(RA) would have been MUQALLIDEEN &
Taqleed would have been 'CustoMary during THAT tiMe'.

In the history of IslaM,
there has Not been a SINGLE Scholar froM the Best Three Generations,
who did TAQLEED(Followed BLINDLY
withoM,
then it cannot be part of DEEN.

Quran->
This day I have PERFECTED My Religion,
CoMpleted My favour &
have chosen IslaM as ur Religion.
> Maeda(5):3.
Quran->
Those who disbelives & denies our ayats
are the dwellers of the HELL-FIRE
> Maeda(5):10