Imâm al-Shâfi’ : Imâm al-Shâfi’ NTI 24/5/11
Are we allowed differences of opinion? : Are we allowed differences of opinion? The story of Banu Qurayza
Advice to Mu’adh ibn Jabal
The Prophet, upon him be peace, said: ‘My Companions are like stars, which ever one you follow (through him) you will be guided.’
Texts need to be interpreted linguistically and in context
One of the Schools of Islamic Law is attributed to Imâm al-Shâfi : One of the Schools of Islamic Law is attributed to Imâm al-Shâfi Each of the Companions were ‘stars’ to be followed by the first generation
There were many jurists among the first generation including the ‘7 Jurists’ mentioned by Shaykh Ruzwan two weeks ago
Methodologies developed in the main centres of knowledge like Kufa, Basra and Madina
These were sometimes associated with the best known scholar of those schools e.g. Abu Hanifa, Malik, Layth,
Biography of Imâm al-Shâfi’ : Biography of Imâm al-Shâfi’ Born in 150H (767 CE) in Ghazza
His father died when he was 2 years old and his mother took him to Makka where he grew up as an orphan
He memorised the Quran aged 7. By 13 years old he excelled in most of the Islamic sciences and the Arabic language, spending time with the Bedouin tribe of Bani Hudhayl
He was appointed as Mufti aged 15
His studies : His studies He spent ten years with Imâm Mâlik in Madina, memorising his Muwatta and learning the principles of Jurisprudence. It was here that he met Muhammad bin al-Hasan al-Shaibani
He was appointed a Judge in Najran before being accused of starting and uprising after which he was summoned to Iraq
He studied and taught in Iraq before settling in Egypt where his teaching became more refined and his methodology became more widely known
Sources of law : Sources of law Quran
Sunnah
Ijma’ (consensus)
Qiyâs (analogy)
His legacy : His legacy A corpus of legal rulings found in a book called ‘al-Umm’
A methodology found in his book ‘al-risala’
Wisdom and advice found in his ‘diwân’
Many students including the great Imam Ahmed ibn Hanbal
May Allah be pleased with him and all our scholars : May Allah be pleased with him and all our scholars Amin