All the Muslims should follow the Qur'an and authentic Ahadith and ensure that they are not divided among themselves.
It is prohibited to make divisions in Islam.
The Glorious Qur'an says:
"As for those who divide Their religion and break up Into sects, you (Muhammad) have no part in them in the least: Their affair is with Allah: He will in the end tell them the truth of all that they did."
[Qur'an 6:159]
In this verse Allah سبحانه وتعالى says that one should disassociate oneself from those who divide their religion and break it up into sects.
But when one asks a Muslim, "who are you?" the common answer is either 'I am a Hanafi or Shafi or Maliki or Hanbali. Some call themselves 'Ahle-Hadith'.
Four Schools of Thoughts
The Islamic world has produced several learned Islamic scholars (Imams), but out of these, four became more famous and their teachings spread in different parts of the world.
It is a misconception that a Muslim should follow any one of these four schools of thoughts i.e. Hanafi, Shafi, Hanbali or Maliki. There is no proof whatsoever in the Qur'an or any authentic Hadith that a Muslim should only follow one of these four Imams.
Respect all the Great Scholars of Islam
We must respect all the great scholars of Islam, including the four Imaams, Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Shafi, Imam Hanbal and Imam Malik (may ALLAH be pleased with them all). They were great scholars and may ALLAH (سبحانه وتعالى) reward them for their research and hard work. One can have no objection if someone agrees with the view and research of any one or more from these four great scholars of Islam.
All these are mere labels (Hanafi, Shafi, Hanbali, Maliki, Ahle-Hadith) that are not endorsed by the Qur'an or the Sahih Ahadith.
The only label or title given by the Qur'an and the Sahih Ahadith is MUSLIM.
As far as giving a label to identify what a person practices in Islam is concerned, there can not be better label than what ALLAH (سبحانه وتعالى) has given us i.e a Muslim.
-- It is prohibited to make divisions in Islam.
The Glorious Qur'an says:
"As for those who divide Their religion and break up Into sects, you (Muhammad) have no part in them in the least: Their affair is with Allah: He will in the end tell them the truth of all that they did."
[Qur'an 6:159]
In this verse Allah سبحانه وتعالى says that one should disassociate oneself from those who divide their religion and break it up into sects.
But when one asks a Muslim, "who are you?" the common answer is either 'I am a Hanafi or Shafi or Maliki or Hanbali. Some call themselves 'Ahle-Hadith'.
Four Schools of Thoughts
The Islamic world has produced several learned Islamic scholars (Imams), but out of these, four became more famous and their teachings spread in different parts of the world.
It is a misconception that a Muslim should follow any one of these four schools of thoughts i.e. Hanafi, Shafi, Hanbali or Maliki. There is no proof whatsoever in the Qur'an or any authentic Hadith that a Muslim should only follow one of these four Imams.
Respect all the Great Scholars of Islam
We must respect all the great scholars of Islam, including the four Imaams, Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Shafi, Imam Hanbal and Imam Malik (may ALLAH be pleased with them all). They were great scholars and may ALLAH (سبحانه وتعالى) reward them for their research and hard work. One can have no objection if someone agrees with the view and research of any one or more from these four great scholars of Islam.
All these are mere labels (Hanafi, Shafi, Hanbali, Maliki, Ahle-Hadith) that are not endorsed by the Qur'an or the Sahih Ahadith.
The only label or title given by the Qur'an and the Sahih Ahadith is MUSLIM.
As far as giving a label to identify what a person practices in Islam is concerned, there can not be better label than what ALLAH (سبحانه وتعالى) has given us i.e a Muslim.
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