Question pertaining to Madhab

[extragame2]

If we don't follow a Madhab then how do we know how to pray. There are slightly different way of praying in each of four Madhabs.

Just a question and I am confused. I am not saying we should follow a Madhab, but the question arises in my mind. May anyone help to answer the question please.

So for those people who do not follow a Madhab particularly, how do you pray?

 

[samiha]

:salam2:

I'm afraid I don't have time, but here is a previous link on :

Madhab

You can use the search function.

So for those people who do not follow a Madhab particularly, how do you pray?

Easy, according to what we find strongest in the Sunnah of Rasullullah

As he said, "Pray as you have seen me Praying"

 

[extragame2]

:salam2:

I'm afraid I don't have time, but here is a previous link on :

Madhab

You can use the search function.



Easy, according to what we find strongest in the Sunnah of Rasullullah

As he said, "Pray as you have seen me Pray"

Yes, then where is the method as I only see ways of praying according to Imams.

 

[samiha]

Yes, then where is the method as I only see ways of praying according to Imams.

:salam2:

lol.. well alright I recommend this book that I have, it's online too. It's called: 'The Prophets' Prayer Described, (from beginning to the end, as though you see it)' by Shaykh Naasir-ud-Deen Al-Albani (rahimahullah)

It has each aspect of the Salah, and Hadith to back and support its claim. Very good source It even has the different Imam's views on the following of the Sunnah.

 

[extragame2]

:salam2:

lol.. well alright I recommend this book that I have, it's online too. It's called: 'The Prophets' Prayer Described, (from beginning to the end, as though you see it)' by Shaykh Naasir-ud-Deen Al-Albani (rahimahullah)

It has each aspect of the Salah, and Hadith to back and support its claim. Very good source It even has the different Imam's views on the following of the Sunnah.

I guess it would be the way Arabs in Saudi Arabia pray. That's the way.

 

[abdallahbilal]

So for those people who do not follow a Madhab particularly, how do you pray?

:salam2:
For most of those born to Muslim parents (especially in Arab countries) , they are taught prayer without any reference to a Madhab simply because they start learning how to pray at an early age (in typical cases) where the child can not even know what a "Madhab" means. Later on, however, one starts to realize (or even not care about) the Madhab he and his parents follow.

In my country, Jordan, for example we generally tend towards the Shafi madhab but also welcome and accept authentic Fatwas based on the other three imams without bias (in most cases alhamdolillah).

I don't know what the case exactly is like for new (revert) Muslims and I like sure to know.

 

[alkathiri]

:salam2:

This is precisely why i follow mazhab. If not i will be confused just like u.

 

[islamic_talibah]

Asalaamoalaikum,
i think that there is nothing wrong in following any of the four imams.I f you follow one then follow him honestly.Dont mix up the concepts of the four imams.follow one you feel contented with.I think all of them were very pious men so we can follow anyone of them but honestly and religiously.
Wasalaamoalaikum.

 

[AbuKhalid]

QUOTE from extragame2: "I guess it would be the way Arabs in Saudi Arabia pray. That's the way".

Well, the question then is ... where do u think all the imaams (not limited to the 4) and their student studied? And how about the teachers of the 4 imaams? They were technically arabs ... even though some were born far away. They still made hijra to study .. some in makkah some in madeena some in koofah etc.. or even to all of them!!

Also, the religion is clear and the "confusion" that is being talked about is unnecessary. I do not follow a particlar madhab and i'm not confused alhamdulillah. All its needs is to invest time ... learn from the shaafei, the hanbali and maaliki and hanafi ... simply because this is what the early scholars did!! They learnt from each other ... just like the sahabas did !! I can go into details, but i hope u get the idea ... pray as u know, then build up your knowledge as u go on, as u collect more evidences that are authentic. So if a madhab A says to do x based on ijtihaad and u find madhab B says to do y based on direct hadeeth, then of course you choose y. Now, if u find from a differnt madhab C saying to do z based on mutawatir hadeeth (comfirmed by many independent narrators) .. of course we go with the stroonger evidence!! its very clear.

Take one example from the imaams: would u place your hand below the navel or above? well, there is a hadeeth that says to place the hands below the navel. But a number of imaams said it is weak. Imaam Ahmad gathered stronger evidence that shows above the navel. Imaam AnNawawi said that the imaams of jarh wa ta'deel agree it is a weak hadeeth, similarly ibn Hajr in Fath al baari said its a weak hadeeth. But of course, those who relied on that specific hadeeth without knowing its weakness are not at fault... but we cannot follow thier mistake. The saheeh narration was collected way later, around the time of imaam ahmad, when imaam Al Bukhaari collected his saheeh and also from Abudawood that mention the prophet pbuh put his hands on his chest!

Finally, I too recommend the book " The prophets prayer Described" as mentioned by sister samiha

 

[abdallahbilal]

QUOTE from extragame2: "I guess it would be the way Arabs in Saudi Arabia pray. That's the way".

Well, the question then is ... where do u think all the imaams (not limited to the 4) and their student studied? And how about the teachers of the 4 imaams? They were technically arabs ... even though some were born far away. They still made hijra to study .. some in makkah some in madeena some in koofah etc.. or even to all of them!!

Also, the religion is clear and the "confusion" that is being talked about is unnecessary. I do not follow a particlar madhab and i'm not confused alhamdulillah. All its needs is to invest time ... learn from the shaafei, the hanbali and maaliki and hanafi ... simply because this is what the early scholars did!! They learnt from each other ... just like the sahabas did !! I can go into details, but i hope u get the idea ... pray as u know, then build up your knowledge as u go on, as u collect more evidences that are authentic. So if a madhab A says to do x based on ijtihaad and u find madhab B says to do y based on direct hadeeth, then of course you choose y. Now, if u find from a differnt madhab C saying to do z based on mutawatir hadeeth (comfirmed by many independent narrators) .. of course we go with the stroonger evidence!! its very clear.

Take one example from the imaams: would u place your hand below the navel or above? well, there is a hadeeth that says to place the hands below the navel. But a number of imaams said it is weak. Imaam Ahmad gathered stronger evidence that shows above the navel. Imaam AnNawawi said that the imaams of jarh wa ta'deel agree it is a weak hadeeth, similarly ibn Hajr in Fath al baari said its a weak hadeeth. But of course, those who relied on that specific hadeeth without knowing its weakness are not at fault... but we cannot follow thier mistake. The saheeh narration was collected way later, around the time of imaam ahmad, when imaam Al Bukhaari collected his saheeh and also from Abudawood that mention the prophet pbuh put his hands on his chest!

Finally, I too recommend the book " The prophets prayer Described" as mentioned by sister samiha

That's enlightening and our deen is really made easy by Allah (swt) and in many cases the difference between explanatory and deductive opinions of established scholars is healthy, and alhamdulillah we still have the quran which is reserved verbatim.
Jazakallahu khairan