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SECTS AND DIVISIONS

Key words:

1. SECTS /2. split up their religion /3. divide their religion /4. division /5. divide /6. dispute /

Sects:

(V.3:103) It has been narrated by Abu Hurairah "-"'.:iII~) in the Hadith Books(At-Tirmidhi, Ibn MfJjah andAbu Dawud) that the Prophet r-:J ~ .:ill ..;... said:"The Jews and Christians were divided into seventy-one or seventy-tworeligious sects, and this nation will be divided into seventy-three religioussects - all in Hell, except one, and that one is the one on which I and myCompanions are today [i.e. following the Our'an and the Prophet's Sunnah(legal ways. orders, acts of worship. statements of the Prophet .:ill ..;... rLJ ~)]."

6:156:-

6:159:-

Narrated Abu Hurairah


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also quoted by Abu Hurairah and Ibn 'Abbas. (Sahih AI-BukhBri, Vol.9, Hadith No. 245)].

(V. 6:159) It is said that the Prophet rLJ ~ ..:ill .r- recited this Verse and said:"These people are those who invent new things (Bid'ah) In religion and the

followers of the vain desires of this Muslim nation, and their repentance willnot be accepted by Allah." (Tafsir AIQurtubi).

[It has been narrated in the Hadith Books (At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and AbuOawOd) that theProphet ~J ~ .il1.)- said: "The Jews and the Christians will be divided intoseventy-one or seventy-two religious sects and this nation will be divided intoseventy-three religious sects, - all in Hell, except one, and that one is: onwhich I and my Companions are today, i.e. following the Our'an and theProphet's Sunnah (legal ways, orders, acts of worship, statements)'1.

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Sects and divisions in religion, 6: 15;23:53; 30:32; 42:13,14; 43:65; 45:17

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6:706:1377:518:49

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Divide their religion / division / divide

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Division4:820:94

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Surah Rum Chapter 30:32:-

32. Those who split up their religion, and become (mere)Sects,- Each party rejoicing In that which is with itself!

Surah Shuara Chapter 42:13-14:-


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13. The same Religion has He established for you As that whichHe enjoined on Noah - the which we have sent by inspiration to

Thee - and that which we enjoined on Abraham, Moses, and Jesus:Namely, that ye should remain steadfast In religion, andmake no divisions therein: to those who worship other thingsthan Allah, hard is the (way) to which Thou callest them. Allahchooses to Himself those whom He pleases, and guides to

Himself those who turn (to Him).14. And They became divided only after knowledge reachedthem,- through selfish envy As between themselves. had it notbeen for a word that went forth before from Thy Lord, (tending) toa term appointed, the matter would have been settled betweenthem: but truly those who have inherited the Book after them areIn suspicious (disquieting) doubt concerning it.

Surah Zhukruf, Chapter 43: Verse 64-65:-


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64. "For Allah, He is My Lord and your Lord: so worship ye him:This is a straight Way." 65. But Sects from amongthemselves fell into disagreement: then woe to the wrong-doers, from the penalty of a grievous day!

Surah Al Imran Chapter 3: Verse 103:

103. And hold fast, all together, by the rope which Allah(stretches out for you), and be not divided amongyourselves; and remember with gratitude Allah.s favour on you;for ye were enemies and He joined your hearts In love, so that byHis Grace, ye became brethren; and ye were on the brink of the

pit of fire, and He saved you from it. Thus doth Allah make HisSigns Clear to you: that ye may be guided.

Surah Al Anam Chapter 6: Verse 159:-

159. As for those who divide their Religion and break upinto sects, Thou hast no part In them In the least: theiraffair is with Allah. He will In the end Tell them the truthof all that They did.

Surah Hijr Chapter 15: Verse 10:


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10. We did send apostles before Thee amongst the religiousSects of old:

Surah Muuminun Chapter 23: Verse 53:-

53. But people have cut off their affair (of unity), betweenthem, into sects: Each party rejoices In that which is withitself.

Surah Al Imran Chapter 3: Verse 105:

105. Be not like those who are divided amongstthemselves and fall into disputations after receiving ClearSigns: for them is a dreadful penalty,-

Dispute:


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DIVISION OR MADHAB IS ISLAM

WHY ARE MUSLIMS DIVIDED INTO SECTS / DIFFERENT SCHOOLS OFTHOUGHT?

When all the Muslim follow one and the same Quran then why are there so manysects and different schools of thoughts among Muslims?

Answer:

AL IMRAN 3:103:- MUSLIMS SHOULD BE UNITED

It is a fact that Muslims today, are divided amongst themselves. The tragedy is thatsuch divisions are not endorsed by Islam at all. Islam believes in fostering unityamongst its followers. The Glorious Quran says: [Al-Quran 3:103]

"And hold fast, All together, by the rope Which Allah (stretches out for you),and be not divided among yourselves;" Which is the rope of Allah that is beingreferred to in this verse? It is the Glorious Quran. The Glorious Quran is the rope ofAllah which all Muslims should hold fast together. There is double emphasis in this

verse. Besides saying hold fast all together it also says, be not divided.

QURAN FURTHER SAYS, [AL-QURAN 4:59]

"Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger" All the Muslim should follow the Quranand authentic Ahadith and be not divided among themselves.

IT IS PROHIBITED TO MAKE SECTS AND DIVISIONS IN ISLAM

THE GLORIOUS QURAN SAYS: [AL-QURAN 6:159]


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"As for those who divide Their religion and break up Into sects, thou hastNo part in them in the least Their affair is with Allah: He will in the end Tellthem the truth Of all that they did." In this verse Allah (swt) says that oneshould disassociate oneself from those who divide their religion and break it up intosects. But when one asks a Muslim, "who are you?", the common answer is either Iam a Sunni, or I am a Shia. Some call themselves Hanafi, or Shafi or Maliki or

Humbali. Some say I am a Deobandi, while some others say I am a Barelvi.

OUR PROPHET WAS A MUSLIM

One may ask such Muslims, "Who was our beloved prophet (pbuh)? Was he a Hanafior a Shafi, or a Humbali or a Maliki?" No! He was a Muslim, like all the other prophetsand messengers of Allah before him. It is mentioned in chapter 3 verse 52 of Al-Quran that Jesus (pbuh) was a Muslim. Further, in chapter 3 verse 67, Al-Quran saysthat Ibrahim (pbuh) was not a Jew or a Christian but was a Muslim.

QURAN SAYS CALL YOURSELVES MUSLIM

If anyone poses a Muslim the question who are you, he should say "I am a MUSLIM,

not a Hanafi or a Shafi".

SURAH FUSSILAT CHAPTER 41 VERSE 33 SAYS[AL-QURAN 41:33]

"Who is better in speech Than one who calls (men) To Allah, worksrighteousness, And says, I am of those Who bow in Islam (Muslim)? TheQuran says "Say I am of those who bow in Islam". In other words, say, "I am aMuslim". The Prophet (pbuh) dictated letters to non-Muslim kings and rulers invitingthem to accept Islam. In these letters he mentioned the verse of the Quran from

SURAH ALI IMRAN CHAPTER 3 VERSE 64: [AL-QURAN 3:64]

64. Say: "O people of the Book! come to common terms As between us andyou: that we worship none but Allah. that we associate no partners withhim; that we erect not, from among ourselves, Lords and patrons other than

Allah." if then They turn back, say ye: "Bear witness that we (at least) areMuslims (bowing to Allah.s Will). Say ye: "Bear witness That we (at least)

Are Muslims (bowing To Allahs Will)." Allah (swt) give us a level as Muslim,

SURAH AL HAJJ CHAPTER 22 VERSE 78:


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78. And strive In His cause As ye ought to strive, (with sincerity and underdiscipline). He has chosen you, and has imposed no difficulties on you Inreligion; it is the cult of your father Abraham. it is He who has named youMuslims, both before and In This (Revelation); that the Messenger may be awitness for you, and ye be witnesses for mankind! so establish regular

prayer, give regular charity, and hold fast to Allah. He is your Protector -the best to protect and the best to help!

RESPECT ALL THE GREAT SCHOLARS OF ISLAM

We must respect all the great scholars of Islam, including the four Imaams, Imam Abu

Hanifa, Imam Shafi, Imam Humbal and Imam Malik (may Allah be pleased with themall). They were great scholars and may Allah reward them for their research and hardwork. One can have no objection if someone agrees with the views and research ofImam Abu Hanifa or Imam Shafi, etc. But when posed a question, who are you?, thereply should only be I am a Muslim.

PROPHET (S) SAYS THEIR WILL BE DIVISION

Some may argue by quoting the hadith of our beloved Prophet from Sunan AbuDawood Hadith No. 4579. In this hadith the prophet (pbuh) is reported tohave said, "My community will be split up into seventy-three sects." Thishadith reports that the prophet predicted the emergence of seventy-three sects. Hedid not say that Muslims should be active in dividing themselves into sects. The

Glorious Quran commands us not to create sects. Those who follow the teachings ofthe Quran and Sahih Hadith, and do not create sects are the people who are on thetrue path.

ACCORDING TO TIRMIDHI HADITH NO. 171:-

the prophet (pbuh) is reported to have said, "My Ummah will be fragmentedinto seventy-three sects, and all of them will be in Hell fire except onesect." The companions asked Allahs messenger which group that would be.Where upon He replied, "It is the one to which I and my companionsbelong."The Glorious Quran mentions in several verses, "Obey Allah and obey HisMessenger". A true Muslim should only follow the Glorious Quran and the Sahih

Hadith. He can agree with the views of any scholar as long as they conform to theteachings of the Quran and Sahih Hadith. If such views go against the Word of Allah,or the Sunnah of His Prophet, then they carry no weight, regardless of how learnedthe scholar might be. If only all Muslims read the Quran with understanding andadhere to Sahih Hadith, Inshallah most of these differences would be solved and wecould be one united Muslim Ummah.


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Quran 49: 10. the believers are nothing else than brothers (in Islmicreligion). so make reconciliation between Your brothers, and fear Allh, that

You may receive Mercy.

Quran 33:21. indeed In the Messenger of Allh (Muhammad Sal-Allaahu'alayhe Wa Sallam) You have a good example to follow for Him who hopes In(the Meeting with) Allh and the Last Day and remembers Allh much.


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SURAH ANFAL CHAPTER 6: VERSE 159: SHOULD NOT DIVIDERELIGION-

As for those who divide Their religion and break up Into sects, you have no part in them in

the least: Their affair is with Allah: He will in the end tell them the truth of all that they did.

In this verse Allah (swt) says that one should disassociate oneself from those who divide their

religion and break it up into sects. But when one asks a Muslim, who are you? the commonanswer is either I am a Hanafi or Shafi or Maliki or Hanbali. Some call themselves Ahle-Hadith.

FOUR SCHOOLS OF THOUGHTS:-

The Islamic world has produced several learned Islamic scholars (Imams), but out of these, fourbecame more famous and their teachings spread in different parts of the world. It is a

misconception that a Muslim should follow any one of these four schools of thoughts i.e. Hanafi,Shafi, Hanbali or Maliki. There is no proof whatsoever in the Quran or any authentic Hadith that aMuslim should only follow one of these four Imams.

RESPECT ALL THE GREAT SCHOLARS OF ISLAM:-

We must respect all the great scholars of Islam, including the four Imaams, Imam Abu Hanifa,

Imam Shafi, Imam Hanbal and Imam Malik (may Allah be pleased with them all). They were greatscholars and may Allah reward them for their research and hard work. One can have no objection

if someone agrees with the view and research of any one or more from these four great scholars of

Islam.

ALL FOUR IMAM SAID FOLLOW THE QURAN AND SUNNAH:-All the four great Imams said that if any of their Fatwas or teachings contradict Allahs word, i.e.

the Quran, or the sayings of the Prophet (pbuh) i.e. authentic Hadith, then that particulars Fatwaof theirs should be rejected, and the Sunnah of the Prophet should be followed. Refer:

Eeqaadh al-Himam, Al Fulaanee (Imam Abu Hanifa) [rahimullah]

Al-Majmoo of an-Nawawee (1/63) (Imam Shafi) [rahimullah]

Jaami Bayan al-Ilm, Ibn Abdul-Barr (Imam Malik) [rahimullah]

Eeqaadh al-Himam (Imam Hanbal) [rahimullah]

To give you an example in this context Imam shafi said that when a women touches a man whois in a state of wudhu, the wudhu of the man breaks. However, this ruling of Imam Shafi

contradicts the authentic saying of the Prophet.

SUNAN ABU DAWOOD VOL. 1 CHAPTER NO. 70 HADITH NO. 179:-

Narrated Aisha (R.A.): The Prophet (may peace be upon him) kissed one of his wives and wentout for saying prayer. He did not perform ablution. Thus this particular teaching of Imam Shafi

contradicts the authentic saying of the Prophet. So I reject this specific ruling of Imam Shafi who

himself said, If I say something, then compare it to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of Hismessenger and if it agrees to them, then accept it and that which goes against them, then reject it


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and throw my saying against the wall This is a saying of ash-Shafiee-rahimaullah. See Al-Majmoo of an-Nawawee (1/63). Thus by rejecting this particular teaching of Imam Shafi which

contradicts the authentic Hadith, I am practically a better follower of Imam Shafi than those whocall themselves Shafi. Similarly in practice, I claim to be a better follower of Imam Abu Hanifa

than those who call themselves Hanafi. I claim to be a better follower of Imam Hanbal than those

who call themselves Hanbali. I claim to be a better follower of Imam Malik than those who callthemselves Maliki. If being a Ahle-Hadith means following Quran and authentic Hadith then I

claim to be a better follower of the Quran and authentic Hadith than those who call themselves

Ahle-Hadith. All these are mere labels (Hanafi, Shafi, Hanbali, Maliki, Ahle-Hadith) that are notendorsed by the Quran or the Sahih Ahadith. The only label or title given by the Quran and the

Sahih Ahadith is MUSLIM.

ALL THE GROUPS HAVE SUB DIVISIONS:-

I personally have no objection if someone calls himself Hanafi, Shafi, Hanbali, Maliki or AhleHadith. People give different labels to themselves to identify which set of teachings they prefer to

follow and to disassociate themselves from those people who follow wrong practices. From history

we come to know that all the labels given to different groups, at a later stage the people from thatgroup themselves did not follow their teachings and made new sub-groups. Therefore in all the

groups you find a sub-division. But as far as giving a label to identify what a person practices in

Islam is concerned, there can not be better label than what Allah (swt) has given i.e. a Muslim.

OUR PROPHET WAS A MUSLIM:-

Who was our beloved Prophet (pbuh)? Was he a Hanafi or a Shafi, or a Hanbali or a Maliki ?

No! He was a Muslim, like all the other Prophets and Messengers of Allah before him. It is

mentioned in

SURAH AL IMRAN CHAPTER 3 VERSE 52:

of Al-Quran that Jesus (pbuh) was a Muslim. Further , in

SURAH AL IMRAN CHAPTER 3 VERSE 67:-

Al-Quran says that Ibrahim (pbuh) was not a Jew or a Christian but was a Muslim.

QURAN SAYS CALL YOURSELVES MUSLIMS

There is no Quranic verse or any authentic Hadith that says you should call yourselves Hanafi,Shafi, Hanbali, Maliki or Ahle Hadith. If anyone poses a Muslim the question who are you, he

should say I am a Muslim, not a Hanafi or a Shafi or a Ahle-Hadith.

SURAH AL IMRAN CHAPTER 3 VERSE 64:

SURAH FUSILAT CHAPTER 41 VERSE 33:-

SURAH HAJJ CHAPTER 22 VERSE 78:-


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HOW COME MUSLIMS DIVIDED INTO SECTS ?

(Dr. Mohammed) There is question from brother Sunil he asks...When Islam preaches

Universal Brotherhood, then how come Muslims themselves are divided into sects.

Answer:-

(Dr. Zakir) The question posed is that, when Islam preaches Universal Brotherhood, how comeMuslims are divided into various sects ? The answer is given in the Glorious Quran, in

SURAH AL IMRAN, CH. NO. 3, V. NO. 103,

it says (Arabic) Hold to the rope of Allah strongly, and be not divided. Which is the rope ofAllah? The Glorious Quran, is the rope of Allah (swt). It says that the Muslims should hold to the

rope of Allah the Glorious Quran and the Sahih Hadith, and they should not be divided. And

the Quran says as I mentioned earlier, in

SURAH ANAM, CH. 6, V. 159,that... Anyone who divides the Religion into sects you have nothing to do with him. Allah will

tell him about their affairs, on the day of judgment. That means, it is prohibited for anyone to

make sects in the Religion of Islam. But when you ask, certain Muslims...What are you? Somesay...I am a Hanifi, some say...I am Shafi, some say...I am a Hambli, some say... I am a

Maliki. What was our beloved Prophet ? Was he Shafi ? was heHambli ? Was heMaliki ?

What was he ? He was a Muslim. The Quran says in

SURAH AL IMRAN, CH. 3, V. 52

that... Jesus (pbuh) was a Muslim.The Quran says in

SURAH AL IMRAN, CH. 3, V. NO. 67that... Abraham (pbuh) was a Muslim. And what was our beloved Prophet? He was a Muslim.

The Quran says in Surah Fussilat, Ch. 41, V. No. 33 (Arabic) Who is better in speech, than

one who invites people to the way of thy Lord, works righteousness, and says I am if those who

bow to the will Allah. Those who way say...I am a Muslim. So when anyone poses aquestion...What are you ? You should say...I am a Muslim. I have no objection if someone

says...I believe in certain verdicts, certain views given by great scholars like Abu Hanifah, Imam

Shafi, Imam Malik, Ahmed Ibn Hambal May Allah be pleased with them all I respect all thesegreat scholars. If someone agrees with certain views of Imam Shafi sometimes, (may Allah be

pleased with him) Sometimes Abu Hanifah, (may Allah be pleased with him) I have got no

objection. But if anyone poses a questionWhat are you ? You should say...You are a

Muslim. And as the brother said earlier, that Quran says There will be seventy three sects.What he was referring to, is a saying of our beloved Prophet It is mentioned in

ABU DAWOOD, HADITH NUMBER 4579

it says that...The Religion of Islam will be divided into seventy-three sects. But if you note the

wordings of Prophet Muhammed (saws)... Muhammed (pbuh), he said that The Religion will be

divided He did not say You should divide the Religion. He is prophesing though the


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Quran says.. Do not be divided the Muslims are bound to divide. And there is another

Hadith which is mentioned in

TRIMIDI H. NO. 171

the beloved Prophet said...There will be seventy threefirkas...Seventy three sects, and all will go

to hell, except for one. And the companions asked... Which one? The Prophet said... The onethat is on the path of the Prophet, and the companions One that follows the Quran and theSahih Hadith. So anyone who follows the Quran and theHadith, is on the true path Islam does

not believe in division. Every person he is a Muslim Anyone who follows the Quran and

SahihHadith, is a Muslim And Islam is against dividing the Religion into sects and divisions.So if you read the Quran and Sahih Hadith Muslims should be united on the basis of Quran

and Sahih Hadith. Hope that answer the question.

(Dr. Mohammed) Yes brother We will allow two questions before we have the impressions of

our chief guest, and the Presidential address by Advocate Hingorane Yes brother.


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Assalam Alekum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh

Dear brothers,

Please have patient and read the following lines, (in reply to the issue regarding

Madhab):

The Quran says in Surah Al Imran Chapter 3 verse 103:

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mGt#u/3=ys9tbrtGksE103. And hold fast, all together, by the rope which Allah(stretches out for you), and be not divided amongyourselves; and remember with gratitude Allah.s favour on you;for ye were enemies and He joined your hearts In love, so that byHis Grace, ye became brethren; and ye were on the brink of thepit of fire, and He saved you from it. Thus doth Allah make HisSigns Clear to you: that ye may be guided.

The Sahih Hadith of Tirmidi hadith number 171: says

Narrated byAbdullah ibn Amr (ra)

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: There will befall myUmmah exactly (all those) evils which befell the people of Isra'il,so much so that if there was one amongst them who openlycommitted fornication with his mother there will be among my

Ummah one who will do that, and if the people of Isra'il werefragmented into seventy-two sects my Ummah will befragmented into seventy-three sects.All of them will be in HellFire except one sect. They (the Companions) said: Allah'sMessenger, which is that? Whereupon he said: It is one towhich I and my companions belong.


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67, Al-Quran says that Ibrahim (pbuh) was not a Jew or a Christian but was a

Muslim.

Allah (swt) says in Quran in Surah Hajj chapter 22 verse 78:

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The Glorious Quran mentions in several verses, "Obey Allah andobey His Messenger". A true Muslim should only follow theGlorious Quran and the Sahih Hadith. He can agree with theviews of any scholar as long as they conform to the teachings of

the Quran and Sahih Hadith. If such views go against the Word ofAllah, or the Sunnah of His Prophet, then they carry no weight,regardless of how learned the scholar might be. If only all Muslimsread the Quran with understanding and adhere to Sahih Hadith,Inshallah most of these differences would be solved and we couldbe one united Muslim Ummah.

The Islamic world has produced several learned Islamic scholars

(Imams), but out of these, four became more famous and theirteachings spread in different parts of the world. It is amisconception that a Muslim should follow any one of these fourschools of thoughts i.e. Hanafi, Shafi, Hanbali or Maliki. There isno proof whatsoever in the Quran or any authentic Hadith that aMuslim should only follow one of these four Imams.All the four great Imams said that if any of their Fatwas orteachings contradict Allahs word, i.e. the Quran, or the sayingsof the Prophet (pbuh) i.e. authentic Hadith, then that particularsFatwa of theirs should be rejected, and the Sunnah of the Prophetshould be followed. References:

Eeqaadh al-Himam, Al Fulaanee (Imam Abu Hanifa)[rahimullah]

Al-Majmoo of an-Nawawee (1/63) (Imam Shafi)[rahimullah]

Jaami Bayan al-Ilm, Ibn Abdul-Barr (Imam Malik)[rahimullah]

Eeqaadh al-Himam (Imam Hanbal)[rahimullah]

To give you an example in this context Imam shafi (rahimullah)said that when a women touches a man who is in a state ofwudhu, the wudhu of the man breaks. However, this ruling ofImam Shafi (rahimullah) contradicts the authentic saying of theProphet.

Sunan Abu Dawood Vol. 1 Chapter No. 70 Hadith No. 179:-


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Narrated Aisha (R.A.): The Prophet (may peace be upon him)kissed one of his wives and went out for saying prayer. He did notperform ablution. Thus this particular teaching of Imam Shafi(rahimullah) contradicts the authentic saying of the Prophet. So I

reject this specific ruling of Imam Shafi who himself said, If I saysomething, then compare it to the Book of Allah and the Sunnahof His messenger and if it agrees to them, then accept it and thatwhich goes against them, then reject it and throw my sayingagainst the wall This is a saying of ash-Shafiee-rahimaullah. See Al-Majmoo of an-Nawawee (1/63). Thusby rejecting this particular teaching of Imam Shafi whichcontradicts the authentic Hadith, I am practically a better followerof Imam Shafi than those who call themselves Shafi.

Similarly in practice, I claim to be a better follower of Imam AbuHanifa (rahimullah) than those who call themselves Hanafi. Iclaim to be a better follower of Imam Hanbal than those who callthemselves Hanbali. I claim to be a better follower of Imam Malikthan those who call themselves Maliki. If being a Ahle-Hadithmeans following Quran and authentic Hadith then I claim to be abetter follower of the Quran and authentic Hadith than those whocall themselves Ahle-Hadith. All these are mere labels (Hanafi,Shafi, Hanbali, Maliki, Ahle-Hadith) that are not endorsed by the

Quran or the Sahih Ahadith. The only label or title given by theQuran and the Sahih Ahadith is MUSLIM.

All the Groups have sub divisions:-I personally have no objection if someone calls himself Hanafi,Shafi, Hanbali, Maliki or Ahle Hadith. People give different labelsto themselves to identify which set of teachings they prefer tofollow and to disassociate themselves from those people whofollow wrong practices. From history we come to know that all thelabels given to different groups, at a later stage the people fromthat group themselves did not follow their teachings and madenew sub-groups. Therefore in all the groups you find a sub-division. But as far as giving a label to identify what a personpractices in Islam is concerned, there can not be better label thanwhat Allah (swt) has given i.e. a Muslim.


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Our Prophet was a Muslim:-Who was our beloved Prophet (pbuh)? Was he a Hanafi or aShafi, or a Hanbali or a Maliki ? No! He was a Muslim, like all theother Prophets and Messengers of Allah before him. It is

mentioned inSurah Al Imran chapter 3 verse 52:that Jesus (pbuh) was a Muslim. Further , in

Surah Al Imran chapter 3 verse 67:-that Ibrahim (pbuh) was not a Jew or a Christian but was aMuslim.

Quran says call yourselves MuslimsThere is no Quranic verse or any authentic Hadith that says you

should call yourselves Hanafi, Shafi, Hanbali, Maliki or Ahle Hadithor to follow any particular so called madhab. If anyone poses aMuslim the question who are you, he should say I am a Muslim.'who submit his will to the will of Allah(swt).

Just imagine who is superior you and I or Scholars of Islam, definitely the answer

will the scholars, and who is superior to scholars, is it scholars or the Prophet(sws)

definitely the Prophet (sws) and who is superior to prophet(sws) definitely

Allah(swt). Since Allah(swt) Says in Quran in no less than 20 verses that : 'Obey

Allah and Obey His Messenger' so we should follow the Commandments ofAllah(swt) and His Last and Final Messenger Prophet Muhammad(sws).

I hope that would help you not to waste your time to read and understand all this

issues about madhab but read the Quran and Authentic sahih Hadith.

JazakAllah Khairan-------------------------------------------

Md. Naim Khan

Msc. Production Engineering

Chalmers University of Technology

C/O- Md. Ismail Fakir


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Dear brother of Islam,

First of all I would say by quoting a verse of Quran from Surah Israa chapter

17 verse 81:

'Truth has arrived let the falsehood perish and for falsehood its by its nature

bound to be perish'

brother you have allegedly misunderstood me and you wrote that I have saidmyself as a sunni and I said I am Hanafi, please give me some proof from my

email that you have with you where I say I am a Hanafi or I said I am a Sunni,

so, please do not misquote and it is not a good choice to misquote and

misrepresent your brothers.

I think while you say I argue with salafi brothers, brother I wrote to give an

example at the beginning of my answer, so to say that I am arguing with salafi

brothers it is wrong and neither I argue with any of my brothers unless one

come to argue with me. brother Sanath along with your email address wrote to

me to read about Madhab and I press the button reply to all, But I dointentionally wrote much because I follow the verse of the Quran of Surah Nahl

16:125:

Invite (all) to the way of Thy Lord with wisdom and preaching; and argue with them In ways

that are best and Most gracious: for Thy knoweth best, who have strayed from His path, and

who receive guidance.

You have rightly quoted without references regarding breaking of wudu, but

one things I cleared you in my email that if you differ any point among you the

verse of the Quran says

surah Nisa 4 verse 59:

Allah(swt) says O ye who believe! obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and

those charged with authority among you. if ye differ In anything among


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yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger, if ye do believe In Allah

and the Last Day: that is best, and Most suitable for final determination.

So no two sahih Hadith can contradict each other, if you have heared about

Imam Sheikh Nasir Uddin Albani (rahimullah) you will find most other

misconception that we have regarding prayer and wudu I think will assist usfor knowledge, I never say who is right and who is wrong but it seems you are

putting your words on my mouth. I said I respect all scholars but I follow Quran

and Hadiths and I also said if you call yourself following any madhab by

following the teachings of that particular madhab I am more particular than

what you claimed your self and then I give an example of salafi madhab, it

also apply for all other madhab. Please read the following links

A Description of Prophet's (SAW) Prayer

By Shaikh Muhammed Naasir-ud-Deen Al-Albaani.

Translated by Usama ibn Suhaib Hasan.

http://www.qss.org/articles/salah/toc.html

A Description of How the Prophet (SAW) Made Wudoo'

Those Things Which Break Wudoo

http://www.qss.org/articles/wudoo/wudoo_ToC.html

Regarding you say that the terms Arabic word used (mulamasa) in this case is meaning physicaltouch and sexual touch as well, but I would rather say you are wrong, the Alemas writely said but

you wrongly understood, if you read the Glorious Quran where this word (mulamasa) used are as

follows:

Surah Maidah chapter 5: Verse 6:-
http://www.qss.org/articles/salah/toc.htmlhttp://www.qss.org/articles/wudoo/wudoo_ToC.htmlhttp://www.qss.org/articles/salah/toc.htmlhttp://www.qss.org/articles/wudoo/wudoo_ToC.html


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6. O ye who believe! when ye prepare for prayer, wash yourfaces, and your hands (and arms) to the elbows; rub your heads(with water); and (wash) your feet to the ankles. if ye are In astate of ceremonial impurity, bathe your whole body. but if ye areill, or on a journey, or one of you cometh from offices of nature,or ye have been In contact with women, and ye find nowater, then take for yourselves clean sand or earth, and rubtherewith your faces and hands, Allah doth not wish to place youIn a difficulty, but to make you clean, and to complete His favourto you, that ye may be grateful.

Surah Nisa chapter 4: Verse 43:-


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43. O ye who believe! approach not prayers with a mindbefogged, until ye can understand all that ye say,- nor In a stateof ceremonial impurity (Except when travelling on the road), untilafter washing your whole body. if ye are ill, or on a journey, orone of you cometh from offices of nature, or ye have been Incontact with women, and ye find no water, then take for

yourselves clean sand or earth, and rub therewith your faces andhands. for Allah doth Blot out sins and forgive again and again.

All the commentators of the Quran says that this touch only refers

to sexual touch not physical touch ()see figure). Because if itmeans physical touch than the same word used in Surah Al Imranchapter 3 verse 47:

47. She said: "O My Lord! How shall I have a son when no manhath touched me?" He said: "Even so: Allah createth what Hewilleth: when He hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it, 'Be,' andit is!

So we rightly know that physical touch does not make onepregnant but sexual touch makes one pregnant. Please see thecommentary of the Quran and I believe you know Arabic as

language but I dont know yet I can understand through verifyingand understanding by reading the Quran and such I wish you willalso understand by the blessings of Allah(swt). No matter whatthe scholars says about that I respect them but I am with thosescholars who says that the correct meaning of mulamasa issexual intercourse.


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Note:

1. Sahih international : Page 76 (Nisa 4:43) and And page 96 footnotes 216 (SurahMaidah 5:6) [Translated by Saheeh International Jeddah]

2. From King fahad complex (Page 115 (4:43) and Page 143 (5:6)

JazakAllah Khairan

Md. Naim Khan

so you asked me on which authority I said and made my statements, brother I never made my

statements but I only quoted the statements of the scholars like Imam Nasir Uddin Albani

(rahimullah) Sheikh Ibn Taimiah, Sheikh Bin Bazz, Sheikh Utaimi and student of comparative

religion Dr Zakir Naik. I just make quotation and not my own comments on that I have stronglogic that I described above to agree with such scholars regarding following Islam.

I give you references that all the great four alemas of Islam, all the four greatImams said that if any of their Fatwas or teachings (or what you said madhab)contradict Allahs word, i.e. the Quran, or the sayings of the Prophet (pbuh)i.e. authentic Hadith, then that particulars Fatwa of theirs should be rejected,and the Sunnah of the Prophet should be followed. References:

1. Eeqaadh al-Himam, Al Fulaanee (Imam Abu Hanifa) [rahimullah]2. Al-Majmoo of an-Nawawee (1/63) (Imam Shafi) [rahimullah]3. Jaami Bayan al-Ilm, Ibn Abdul-Barr (Imam Malik)[rahimullah]4. Eeqaadh al-Himam (Imam Hanbal)[rahimullah]

So I am just quoting the notes and comments or fatwas by the great scholars of Islam.

I wish may Allah (swt) Helps us to understand and practice His Deen.

JazakAllah Khairan

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Md. Naim Khan


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Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barokatuh

Brother Naim Khan may Allah reward you for your sincerety and efforts to share your understanding of

Islam with us!

After reading your letter, I was not supposed to answer it but I found it necessary to make some points

concerning the arguments that you have made.

I must state that my intention is not to argue with you rather to inform you. I also understand it is useless to

argue with "salafi" brothers in this way. However I love all my brothers in Islam for the sake of Allah s.w.t.

First of all, about the verse which you have mentioned:

You shall hold fast to the rope of Allah, all of you, and do not be divided. Recall Allah's blessings upon you -

you used to be enemies and He reconciled your hearts. [3:103]

None of the recognized scholars from salaf has said that this verse are about four madhabs; Hanafi, Maliki,

Hanbali or Shafii. What this verse means here is that of Islamic aqeeda. As long as all 4 madhabs are in thesame aqeeda as ahli sunnah this verse does not refer to them. This verse refer to Shi'a, Qodiriyya,

Ahmadiyya, Mu'taziliyya whose aqeeda is different than that of Muhammad s.a.w.

Secondly, the saheeh hadith of Imam Termidhi in your letter also does not refer to 4 madhabs. All the

u'lama have agreed that this only sect out of 73 is Ahli Sunnah Wal Jama'ah and as I mentioned there is no

difference among 4 madhabs in terms of aqeeda. They are all in the same aqeeda.

Thirdly, all other similar verses that you have provided is of the same context. They refer to the ones who

deviate from the Islamic aqeeda. They have nothing to do with 4 madhabs.

Fourthly, brother you have to understand what the madhab is. These 4 great ulama; Imam Abu Haneefa,

Imam Malik, Imam Shafii, Imam Ahmad, have never given fatwa from their own desires rather their fatwasare more based on Quran and Hadith than ours. They feared Allah more than us!

Fifthly, concerning the hadith in Sunan Aubu Dawood:

Narrated Aisha (R.A.): The Prophet (may peace be upon him) kissed one of his wives and went out for

saying prayer. He did not perform ablution.

"In the book Al-Majmu', Imam al-Nawawi says: Our companions said, and we confirm that [wudu' is nullified

upon] all kinds of lams, whether the lams is by hand or through intercourse. Imams Malik, Shafi'i and their

companions present as proof the hadith of Malik ibn Shahab Salim bin Abdullah bin 'Umar his father whosaid: 'A man's kissing his wife or touching her with his hand are both considered touch (mulamasa).

Therefore, whoever kisses his wife or touches her with his hand, should make wudu.' And as you can see,

this chain of narration is at the utmost limit of authenticity.

As for the regarding the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) kissing his wives, then praying, this

hadith is narrated by Habib bin Abi Thabit Sayyida Ayesha (Allah be pleased with her). It is a weak hadith

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Imam al-Nawawi mentions in Al-Majmu': In response to their using Habib bin Thabit's hadith as proof, there

are two possible replies:

a) The best and most well-known reply is that according to the consensus of the memorizers of hadith it is a

weak hadith. Of those who rate the hadith as weak are Sufyan al-Thawri, Yahya bin Sa'eid al-Quttan,

Ahmad bin Hanbal, Abu Dawoud and Abu Bakr al-Neisabury, Abu al-Hasan al-dar Qutni, Abu Bakr Bayhaqi

and other early and late scholars. Ahmad bin Hanbal, Abu bakr al-Neisabury and others say: Habib made a

mistake between kissing while fasting and kissing while on wudu'. Abu Dawoud narrated that Sufyan al-

Thawri said that Habib only narrated on the authority of 'Urwa al-Muzani (meaning that he did not relate

from 'Urwa bin al-Zubair) who is not known. What has been rigorously authenticated is Ayesha's hadith that

The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) used to kiss while fasting.

b) The second possible reply is that if the hadith is rigorously authenticated, then it is taken to mean kissing

with a barrier in between. In this way all proofs are taken into consideration."

For full answer about nullification of ablution after touching women in Shafii madhab see:

http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=3&ID=3670&CATE=342

Six: no madhab claims to asnwer the question, who are you, by saying, I am Hanafi..All they say first and

formost, I am a muslim!

Seven: You have said that Muhammad s.a.w. did not follow a madhab, he was just a muslim. That is

correct, however was Muhammad s.a.w. a sunni muslim? (No, cuz word sunni was not used at that time

too). Why do you then call yourself as a sunni muslim?

Brother Islam is not that simple as you might think, but it is deeper and broader. You can not be a scholar

and derive fatwa just reading Quran and Sunnah independently, you need to refer to the ulama of Islam in

order to understand them.

Let's not forget that most of the muhaddiths out of 6 most known (Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawood, Nasa'ii,

Termithi, Ibn Maja) followed the Shafii madhab. If knowing and reading more hadiths meant to derive

meaning from them, these muhaddiths could have simply done that, however they haven't. They followed

the madhab even though they were the scholars of hadith. So, knowing hadith is one thing, and deriving

meaning from it is another.

These 4 madhabs only differ in some areas of fiqh, whereas their aqeeda is the same. This must be

considered as a mercy of Allah.

Let's not behave as those who have memorized 2-3 verses and hadiths and then begin challenge the mostknowledgeable and God-fearing ulama of Islam in giving fatwa, saying that they are not based on Quran

and Sunnah. If we can not understand it, let's ask from scholars and be respectful. Soon we will find out that

we were wrong and feel embarrassed for the claims we have made!

May Allah guide us all to the right path of Islam!

JazakAllahu khoyr..
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Nadir

Nodir Sultonov

Sanat Gofurov ;


Dear brother,Please do not get angry with me it may help both of us to understand the Quran and Hadith correctly, weare human being and we can make mistakes and we are surely make mistake because that is the nature ofman but please if I am wrong correct me and I am ready to correct and I wish in case of you it would be thesame.

Regarding you say that the terms Arabic word used (mulamasa) in this case is meaning physical

touch and sexual touch as well (you added the comments of few 'scholars'), but I would rather sayyou are wrong, the Alemas may rightly said but you wrongly understood, if you read the Glorious

Quran where this word (mulamasa) used you will understand the real meaning and these are as

follows:Surah Maidah chapter 5: Verse 6:- (regarding when to make wudu)

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contact with women (i.e. sexual intercourse), and ye find nowater, then take for yourselves clean sand or earth, and rubtherewith your faces and hands. for Allah doth Blot out sins andforgive again and again.

And almost all the commentators of the Quran says that thistouch (mulamasa) only refers to sexual touch not physical touch(see attached Quran pdf formet). Because if it means physicaltouch than the same word used in Surah Al Imran chapter 3 verse47:

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time I am agreeing with those scholars who says that the correctmeaning of mulamasa is sexual intercourse.

If I am wrong in any point please correct me and I wish may Allah(swt) Helps us to understand and practice His Deen.

Note:

1. Sahih international : Page 76 (Nisa 4:43) and And page 96 footnotes 216 (SurahMaidah 5:6) [Translated by Saheeh International Jeddah]

2. From King fahad complex (Page 115 (4:43) and Page 143 (5:6)

JazakAllah Khairan

Md. Naim Khan

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