"How did you know I'm Syrian"

By constantly mentioning Shaykh Badr Al Din Hassani and Damascus 😅

Lol the banner is in Turkish though

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With respect to Sh. Ḥātim, much of what is mentioned is insubstantial and/or inaccurate, especially regarding the Shāfiʿī school. 1. No one says that every latecomer has more authority over all who preceded him simply because he has access to all previous knowledge. For example, Shāfiʿī scholars discarded most of what post-Nawawī scholars argued contrary to his positions. 2. And no, taḥrīr of the madhhab in the general sense is not an everlasting task. It has largely been completed, and new issues arising is an obvious occurrence. Criticism based on “everlasting correction” is ironic because this is the consequence of uplifting the muʿtamad, not maintaining it. 3. The muʿtamad is not always objective or singular. What Ibn Ḥajar deems the muʿtamad is often not what al-Ramlī deems so. So there is a pool of opinions within which fatwā must take place. That being said, not every muʿtamad opinion must always be the muftā bihī, but there is a level of weakness that prevents fatwā. This is why al-Kurdī has a section on العلماء يفتون في مسائل بخلاف ما في التحفة والنهاية من غير نكير. So depending on the level of the muftī, there is indeed place for ijtihād. 4. Even if the muʿtamad is established, it may be principle-based and not independent, allowing later input without actually exiting from it. (Eg, ambergris: they said it is pure because it is a plant, but now we know it’s not) 5. Using muʿtamad opinions in iftāʾ is not “imposing it on others” as erroneously stated. Weak opinions can still be acted upon by individuals unless they are fāsid (some scholars say this is مقابل الأصح vs مقابل الصحيح etc.) Subkī famously even allowed following opinions outside the 4 madhāhib in issues where it’s clearly codified from a mujtahid of the salaf. The whole concept of there being a muʿtamad or muftā bihī is in line with the spirit of what a madhhab even is. The madhāhib formed because people needed fiqh to be codified.

Whenever these Wahhābīs want to mock the Shīʿah or the disbelievers, they cling to our rich Sunnī heritage and claim it as their own, despite the fact that their sect is a recent innovation with no true connection to that legacy.

Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali: The Prophet ﷺ is the essence of our existence.