Usool al-Fiqh

Question What is the evidence for following the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) in his actions, especially since there is a difference of opinion concerning the principle that what matters is the general meaning (not the specific reason for a particular teaching). Is the general principle …

Question How can we understand the argument that says that shar‘i rules and regulations came one after another? For example, there may be a hadeeth that makes something obligatory, then we find another hadeeth on the same issue that does not make it obligatory. Some scholars have suggested the following: …

Question Some people claim that the Hanbali madhhab is quite lax and easygoing in its acceptance of hadeeth and therefore follows a lot of weak hadeeth. What do you have to say about this. Answer   Praise be to Allah. The view of Imam Ahmad regarding what may be accepted …

Question How should I respond to what some of my relatives say? When I tell them about the views of the scholars which explain to them that some of the things they do are haram, with evidence, they say: We learn our religion directly from the Qur’an and Sunnah, with …