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Who is closer to the sunnah

Question:

Who is more closer to the sunnah when it comes to Salah, Imam Shafi (RA) or Imam Abu-Hanifa (RA)?

Answer:

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The followers of each school will claim their school and only Allah taala knows, certainly the intention and only cherished goal of each is to follow the Sunnah.


Mufti Mohammed Sajjad

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The answer to this question is the opinion of the scholar and does not reflect the opinion of other scholars of As-Suffa Institute and As-Suffa Institute as an organisation.

 

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