Interesting

[Thunder]

http://www.themodernreligion.com/basic/madhab/madhab-debate.htm

[Khayr]

Salaamz,

There are some very good points

from both Alims that are mentioned in this article

but b/c the Article is so long, u lose track

of whats what and what conclusion is the alim coming to.

 

Is Conviction more important than Knowledge???

[Conscious Manipulation]

asalaamu alaykum,

 

This is indeed interesting!

 

Buti: “A young man, newly religious, without any Islamic education, reads the word of Allah Most High “To Allah belongs the place where the sun rises and where it sets: wherever you turn, there is the countenance of Allah. Verily, Allah is the All-encompassing, the All-knowing (Qur’an 2:115), and gathers from it that a Muslim may face any direction he wishes in his prescribed prayers, as the ostensive purport of the verse implies. But he has heard that the four Imams unanimously concur upon the necessity of his facing towards the Kaaba, and he knows they have evidences for it that he is unaware of. What should he do when he wants to pray? Should he follow his conviction from the evidence available to him, or follow the Imam who unanimously concur on the contrary of what he has understood?”

 

Salafi: “He should follow his conviction.”

 

Buti: “And pray towards the east for example. And his prayer would be legally valid?”

 

Salafi: “Yes. He is morally responsible for following his personal conviction.”

 

Conviction can not be more important than knowledge for if it was we'd be able to practice Islam based on our own personal understanding. Also how can one reach a valid conclusion if one does not review all of the evidence?

 

Anyway, jzk for sharing thunder and nice avatar-may Allah grant him jannah.

 

salaam