What madzhabs did imaam Muslim, Abu Dawud, Trimizi, Bukhari,and Ibn Majah follow?
Question
The question text was not published separately; the title stands in for it.
What madzhabs did imaam Muslim, Abu Dawud, Trimizi, Bukhari,and Ibn Majah follow?
Answer
1. According to Hafiz ibn Hajar (RA), Imaam Bukhari was a Shaaf'ee. Ibn al-Qayyim is of the opinion that he was a Hanbali. The preferred view seems to be that he was a Mujtahid (one qualified to make independent deductions from the sources of Islamic law). (Zafarul Muhassireen pg.108; Mir Muhammad) 2. The author of Zafarul Muhassileen has stated that the Madhab of these Aimmah (plural of Imaam) Muslim (RA), Tirmidhi and Ibn Maajah (RA) is not known. However, research of their works have shown them to be inclined to the Madhab of the people of Hijaaz. It is most likely that they were Mujtahids in their own right. (Ibid pg.140; 118)
3. Allaamah Anwar Shah Kashmiri (RA) with reference to Ibn Taymiyah has regarded Imaam Abu Dawud among the Jurists of Hanbaliy Madhab. Research of his work attests to this. (Ibid pg.126)
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah (AskImam). It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, ask the issuing Darul Ifta directly.