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Difference between Deen and Mazhab

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Q: What is the difference between Deen and Mazhab?

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A: Deen refers to the standards that were adopted by all the Ambiya (Alayhimus Salaam) in principle issues (belief in tawheed, risaalat, jannat, jahannum, divine scriptures, angels, etc). Mazhab refers to the principles that were formulated by Imaams and the leading Ulama in order to extract and deduce laws from the Qur’an and Hadith.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

صرح الحموى والتاجي رحمهما الله بأن المذهب في العرف هو: ما اختص به المجتهد من الاحكام الشرعية الفرعية الإجتهادية المستفادة من الأدلة الظنية. (المذهب الحنفية لأحمد بن محمد نصير الدين النقيب ص35)

معارف القرآن (للمفتي محمد شفيع رحمه الله) ج2 ص32

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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