{"product_id":"al-la-madhhabiyya-abandoning-the-schools-of-law-shaykh-al-buti","title":"Al-La Madhhabiyya: Abandoning the Schools of Law | Shaykh al-Buti","description":"\u003cp\u003eAl-La Madhhabiyya is Shaykh Muhammad Saʿid Ramadan al-Buti’s detailed defence of the traditional Sunni schools of law and his critique of the call to abandon adherence to the established madhhabs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book emerged in response to modern arguments that Muslims should dispense with the traditional legal schools and instead derive rulings directly from the Qurʾan and Sunna without following a particular madhhab.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShaykh al-Buti examines this claim through the principles of Islamic jurisprudence and argues for the continued legitimacy and necessity of structured adherence to the recognised schools of law.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe question of madhhab and taqlid\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of the book is a major question in modern Islamic legal discourse:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat role should the madhhabs play in the religious life of Muslims?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAl-Buti addresses this through discussions of:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• taqlid and following qualified scholarship\u003cbr\u003e• the authority of the established legal schools\u003cbr\u003e• the difference between qualified ijtihad and lay interpretation\u003cbr\u003e• the historical practice of following jurists and imams\u003cbr\u003e• scholarly consensus concerning legal methodology\u003cbr\u003e• whether a Muslim may move freely between rulings and schools\u003cbr\u003e• the role of the madhhabs in preserving disciplined legal reasoning\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book therefore goes beyond a simple defence of one school. Its subject is the broader methodology of Sunni jurisprudence and the way legal knowledge is transmitted and applied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA response to anti-madhhab arguments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work was originally written in response to arguments associated with Muhammad Sultan al-Maʿsumi al-Khajnadi, whose writings circulated under titles such as Should a Muslim Follow a Particular Madhhab? and The Blind Following of Madhhabs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShaykh al-Buti analyses several of the claims made in that literature and offers counter-arguments rooted in legal theory, scholarly precedent and the historical practice of Sunni scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLater editions also incorporate material arising from debates and responses involving figures such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Nasir al-Din al-Albani\u003cbr\u003e• Muhammad ʿId ʿAbbasi\u003cbr\u003e• Mahmud Mahdi al-Istanbuli\u003cbr\u003e• Khayr al-Din Wanli\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat the book covers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to the table of contents, the book includes discussions on:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Shaykh al-Buti’s fatwa on following a school of law\u003cbr\u003e• the arguments presented in al-Khajnadi’s booklet\u003cbr\u003e• disputed and undisputed matters\u003cbr\u003e• the necessity of taqlid\u003cbr\u003e• evidence for adhering to a specific madhhab\u003cbr\u003e• following an imam\u003cbr\u003e• when one may cease following an imam\u003cbr\u003e• al-lā madhhabiyya\u003cbr\u003e• a debate between al-Buti and an opponent of the schools\u003cbr\u003e• later appendices and responses\u003cbr\u003e• bibliographical references\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is therefore both theoretical and polemical, but remains fundamentally concerned with the principles of legal authority and disciplined scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout Shaykh Muhammad Saʿid Ramadan al-Buti\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShaykh Muhammad Saʿid Ramadan al-Buti رحمه الله (1929–2013) was a prominent Syrian scholar of Islamic law, theology, legal theory and related disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn near the village of Jilka in the region of Butan, he moved with his family to Damascus as a child. He later studied at al-Azhar University and pursued advanced studies in uṣūl al-fiqh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe went on to teach at Damascus University and held senior academic positions, including Dean and Head of the Department of Beliefs and Religions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe authored more than forty works on Islamic law, theology and other subjects and became one of the most widely known Syrian scholars of his generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho is this book for?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work is especially useful for:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• students of fiqh and uṣūl al-fiqh\u003cbr\u003e• readers interested in the history and function of the madhhabs\u003cbr\u003e• students studying taqlid and ijtihad\u003cbr\u003e• readers examining modern critiques of madhhab adherence\u003cbr\u003e• teachers and study circles\u003cbr\u003e• advanced students of Sunni legal methodology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is more analytical than introductory and is best suited to readers who want to understand the arguments for structured madhhab adherence from within the classical Sunni legal tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn important English-language work for students of fiqh, uṣūl al-fiqh and Islamic legal methodology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBOOK DETAILS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTitle: Al-La Madhhabiyya\u003cbr\u003eSubtitle: Abandoning the Schools of Law is the Most Dangerous Innovation Threatening the Sacred Law\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Shaykh Muhammad Saʿid Ramadan al-Buti\u003cbr\u003eArabic: الشيخ محمد سعيد رمضان البوطي\u003cbr\u003eTranslators: M. Merza, M.A. Absi \u0026amp; S. Abdul Aziz\u003cbr\u003eSubject: Fiqh \/ Uṣūl al-Fiqh \/ Madhhabs \/ Taqlid\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Sunni Publications\u003cbr\u003ePlace of publication: Rotterdam, The Netherlands\u003cbr\u003eEdition: Second Edition\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2017\u003cbr\u003eEarlier edition: 2007\u003cbr\u003ePages: 160\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 220 g\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-90-79294-24-4\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9789079294244\u003cbr\u003eCondition: New\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAl-La Madhhabiyya is Shaykh Muhammad Saʿid Ramadan al-Buti’s defence of the traditional Sunni schools of law and his critique of calls to abandon madhhab adherence. The book examines taqlid, ijtihad, following an imam, legal authority and the methodology of Sunni jurisprudence, while responding to modern anti-madhhab arguments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEDERLANDS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAl-La Madhhabiyya\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAl-La Madhhabiyya is een Engelstalig werk van Shaykh Muhammad Saʿid Ramadan al-Buti رحمه الله over het volgen van de traditionele islamitische rechtsscholen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAl-Buti verdedigt de legitimiteit en betekenis van de madhhabs en bespreekt thema’s als taqlid, ijtihad, het volgen van een imam en juridische autoriteit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHet boek is geschreven als antwoord op moderne oproepen om de traditionele rechtsscholen volledig los te laten en behandelt verschillende argumenten die tegen madhhab-following zijn ingebracht.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEen inhoudelijk werk voor studenten van fiqh, uṣūl al-fiqh en de geschiedenis van de islamitische rechtsmethodologie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eالعربية\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eاللامذهبية\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eكتاب باللغة الإنجليزية للشيخ محمد سعيد رمضان البوطي رحمه الله في الدفاع عن المذاهب الفقهية المعتبرة ومناقشة الدعوة إلى ترك الالتزام بالمذاهب.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eيتناول الكتاب مسائل التقليد والاجتهاد واتباع الإمام وحجية المذاهب والمنهج الفقهي السني، ويرد على عدد من الاعتراضات الحديثة على التمذهب.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eوهو كتاب مناسب لطلاب الفقه وأصول الفقه والمهتمين بتاريخ المذاهب ومنهج الاستنباط الفقهي.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nasiri Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57374713643273,"sku":null,"price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0902\/8616\/2185\/files\/Al-La_Madhhabiyya_by_Shaykh_Muhammad_Said_Ramadan_al-Buti_book.webp?v=1791130475","url":"https:\/\/nasiribooks.com\/products\/al-la-madhhabiyya-abandoning-the-schools-of-law-shaykh-al-buti","provider":"Nasiri Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}