ANSWER: They did their due diligence with whatever evidence they had at that time and they also said that if their fatwa goes against the Quran and Sunnah then people must discard it.Now the people must not do taqleed (blind follow) a particular madhab when something in it is clearly against the Quran and Sunnah. 

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ANSWER: The majority, as Ibn Masoud May Allah be pleased with him said, is whoever is upon the right path even if you were alone. This is why Allah described Ibraheem peace be upon him as “ummah” though he was alone. 

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ANSWER: Any Muslim giving precedence to people’s views over the prophet’s sunnah salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam, such a person’s Islam is questionable! How can your parents claim to be Muslim when they refuse to follow the prophet’s commands and prefer to follow Abu Hanifa or even Abu Bakr and Omer’s opinions? 

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ANSWER: If you mean that he follows only his whims and desires and he comes up with weird opinions that are not part of the 4 schools of thought, such a person is deviant and he is ignorant.  But if he is knowledgable yet he chooses only what goes along with the Quran and Sunnah […]

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ANSWER: These 4 schools of thought were not revealed from Allah! Allah told us to follow the Quran and Sunnah with the understanding of the 3 favorite generations. This is salafiya.  Praise be to Allaah. Salafiyyah is to follow the way of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and his Companions, […]

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ANSWER: If you know the authentic hadith about an issue, you must follow it even if it goes against the madhab. 

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ANSWER: Where do you get your knowledge from? Imam abu Haneefa had nothing to do with Imam Bukhari or Muslim as they were not even born when he died! He died in 150 Hijrah while Imam shafi’ee was born on the that same year! 

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