QUESTION: Can laymen do taqleed of deceased scholar like Ibn Uthaymeen, or of student of knowledge like u, from different country, or must one follow scholar from same country, even if he is a deobandi hanafi? Asking because I read on Islamqa that Ibn Uth. said that it’s best to follow scholar of own country, but what if he is deobandi and if I’ve already been following you and Ibn Uth. for some time now?
QUESTION: Can laymen do taqleed of deceased scholar like Ibn Uthaymeen, or of student of knowledge like u, from different country, or must one follow scholar from same country, even if he is a deobandi hanafi? Asking because I read on Islamqa that Ibn Uth. said that it’s best to follow scholar of own country, but what if he is deobandi and if I’ve already been following you and Ibn Uth. for some time now?
26Jun
ANSWER:
You don’t need to follow your own country in this.
QUESTION: Can laymen do taqleed of deceased scholar like Ibn Uthaymeen, or of student of knowledge like u, from different country, or must one follow scholar from same country, even if he is a deobandi hanafi? Asking because I read on Islamqa that Ibn Uth. said that it’s best to follow scholar of own country, but what if he is deobandi and if I’ve already been following you and Ibn Uth. for some time now?