➡️ CLASS 21 ⬅️

EXPLANATION OF THE LĀMIYYAH OF IBN TAYMIYYAH (https://t.me/madrasatuna ) LINE 15: Sheikhul Islām, may Allāh have mercy on him, said: هَـذَا اعْـتِـقَـادُ الـشَّـافِـعِـيِّ وَمَـالِـكٍ This is the creed of Ash-Shāfi'ī and Mālik وَأَبِـي حَـنِـيـفَـةَ ثُـمَّ أَحْـمَـدَ يُـنْـقَـلُ as well as Abū Hanīfah, and it is (the creed) relayed from Aḥmad 1. Meaning, the beliefs cited in this poem are the same beliefs held onto by these four Imāms; (1) Imām Ash-Shāfi'ī Kunyah: Abū 'Abdillāh Name: Muḥammad ibn Idrīs ibnil 'Abbās. Born: 150 H. in Ghazzah (Palestine) Died: 204 H. in Egypt (aged 54) Special Attribute: his book 'Ar-Risālah' is widely considered to be the first independent work in the field of Uṣulul Fiqh; (2) Imām Mālik Kunyah: Abū 'Abdillāh Laqab: Imaam Daril-Hijra (Madīnah) Name: Mālik ibn Anas ibn Mālik Born: 93 H. in Madīnah Died: 179 H. in Madīnah (aged 85/86) Special Attribute: author of Al-Muwaṭṭa' (3) Imām Abū Ḥanīfah Kunyah: Abū Ḥanīfah Name: An-Nu'mān ibn Thābit ibn Zawṭā Born: 80 H. in Kūfah (Irāq) Died: 150/151 H. in Baghdād (aged 70/71) Special Attribute: He is a tābi'ī who met the Ṣaḥābī Anas ibn Mālik, may Allāh be pleased with him. (4) Imām Aḥmad Kunyah: Abū 'Abdillāh Laqab: Imām Ahlis Sunnah Name: Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ḥanbal Born: 164 H. in Baghdād Died: 241 H. in Baghdād (aged 77) Special Attribute: Al-Muzani [D. 264 H] said, Allāh saved this Ummah through Imām Aḥmad; when he stood up to affirm that the Qur'ān is the uncreated speech of Allāh. May Allah have mercy on them all. For more on the biographies of these four Imāms, please see link: ⤵️ https://torontodawah.com/audio-biographies-of-the-four-imaams-abu-fajr-abdulfattaah-bin-uthman/ BENEFIT: •Aḥmad is the student of Ash-Shāfi'ī •Ash-Shāfi'ī is the student of Mālik •Mālik is the student of Nāfi' •Nāfi' is the student of Al-A'raj •Al-A'raj is the student of Abū Hurairah •Abū Hurairah is among the greatest students of the Prophet ﷺ. NOTE: (taken from At-Ta'līqāt Al-ḥisān of Sheikh Abdulḥamīd Az-Zu'karī pg. 216) "The 'Aqīdah of Ash-Shāfi'ī, Mālik and Aḥmad are exactly the same. As for Abū Ḥanīfah, then he has some mistakes (in Aqīdah), may Allāh have mercy on him; (for example) he opposes Ahlus-Sunnah in the issue of Īmān; likewise in relation to the Qur'ān, it was reported from him that he held the belief that the Qur'ān is created; in fact, he was ordered to repent three times (istitābah) and almost executed on three occasions; as reported in the Muṣannaf of Ibn Abī Shaybah and other sources with authentic chains of narration. He was also a person of opinion (Ṣaḥib ra'yi), may Allāh have mercy on him and pardon him - so much so that Ash-Shāfi’i said, "he founded his madh-hab on 120 ḥadīths, 80 of which are weak, and only 40 of them authentic." So if the basis of the madh-hab itself is founded on weak narrations, what is the consequence of that?!...and his followers are the most fanatical when it comes to following the madhāhib. And generally speaking, the furthest madh-hab from the Prophet's way is the madh-hab of Abū Ḥanīfah, and the closest to his way is the madh-hab of Imām Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal, as well as the madh-habs of Mālik and Ash-Shāfi’i. And none of these (Imāms) called towards adopting their madh-habs and their views, rather they would say, if the ḥadīth is authentic, that is my madh-hab, and Mālik used to say: everyone's views is open to acceptance or rejection except the inhabitant of this grave, i.e. the Prophet ﷺ. However, the followers of the madh-habs from the later generations fell into ta'wīl (misinterpretation) and Ash'ariism, as is the case with some of the Mālikis, Shāfi'is, and even some of the Ḥanbalis." 2. This line (line 15) serves as an introduction for the closing line, which we will explain in our final class in shā Allāh. We suffice with this. May Allāh bless and preserve you all.