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Imam Shatibi, amongst other jurists, has explained extensively the dangers in leaving Fiqh unregulated, saying ; ultimately, the very purpose of the Shariah - which is Takleef, (that is charging people with duties and responsibilities) would become defunct as lay people, through caprice and moral corruption, created their own desirable opinions.
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― Understanding Taqlid: Following One of the Four Great Imams
― Understanding Taqlid: Following One of the Four Great Imams
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Imam Ibn Taymiyya has also stated clearly that a person who does not have the tools of ijtihād, that is, has not spent the many years learning Arabic, mastering Usul-al-Fiqh and Uloom al-Hadith, encompassing the Quranic and Hadithic texts, has no
right to assert an opinion and that rather, he must do taqlīd.
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― Understanding Taqlid: Following One of the Four Great Imams
― Understanding Taqlid: Following One of the Four Great Imams
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