Following a Mazhab
Q: If muqallids are those who follow imaams without understanding any daleel from Quran and sunnah.
1. Why did the students of Imam Abu Hanifa (rahimahullah) differ from Imaam in many opinions?
2. Why does the fiqh of hanafi contain rulings contradictory to the verdict of Imam Abu Hanifa (rahimahullah) such as on aqeeqah, madinah as haram, etc.
3. Who were those who nullify some statements of Imam Abu hanifa from hanafi fiqh, but still called muqallid (the one who does not understand the daleel behind the qaul of imam saheb). I have heard that in the case of difference of Imam Abu hanifa with his students, a lay man does not have the right to accept any ruling with his own mind instead a jurist of the same madhab will choose the best opinion. This concept creates three serious questions.
First - If a jurist has the ability, capacity and knowledge to select the best verdict in case of contradiction within madhab then why is he still a muqallid.
Second - If a jurist (muqallid too) has the ability to look at the Quran and hadith for selecting the best verdict within the madhab, then which Islamic law prevents him from selecting the best verdict from outside the boundary of his madhab.
Thirdly - A lay man has not been given the right to accept one out of two contradictory rulings of his madhab with his own mind, then how come he has been given the right to choose any one imam out of the four with his own mind without any knowledge.