چونکہ اس فورم پر تقلید اور اس سے متعلقہ موضوعات پر بحث ہوتی رہتی ہے اور ہم عموما دائروں میں ہی سفر کرتے رہتے ہیں اس لئے بات کو نئے زاویے سے دیکھنے کی غرض سے مندرجہ ذیل انگریزی آرٹیکل کا حولہ اور خلاصہ نقل کررہا ہوں۔ جو احباب پورے مضمون میں دلچسبی رکھتے ہوں وہ ذاتی پیغام کے ذریعے مطلع فرمائیں مکمل ٹکسٹ ارسال کردیا جائے گا- ان شاءاللہ۔
Wahhābī Legal Theory as Reflected in
Modern Official Saudi Fatwās:
Ijtihād, Taqlīd, Sources, and Methodology
e purpose of this essay is to open a window into Wahhābī legal theory as reflected
in modern-day official Saudi fatwās. Discussion includes ijtihād, taqlīd, madhhab
affiliation, sources and methodology. Emphasis is placed on continuity and change
in light of the country’s official school of law, the Ḥanbalī madhhab. I show that, in
principle, modern-day Wahhābīs remain faithful to the tenets of Ḥanbalism by
privileging adherence to the text and to transmitted tradition (naql) over reason (ʿaql ).
It is evident, however, that Wahhābīs now go beyond Ḥanbalism, drawing their legal
inspiration not only from their Ḥanbalī intellectual forebears, but also from a wide
array of non-Ḥanbalī traditions and scholars. Moreover, Wahhābī legal theory today
breaks from classical Ḥanbalī legal epistemology as presented by Ibn Taymiyya
(d. 1328) and his disciples. is is manifested especially in: (1) limiting the practice
of ijtihād to qualified scholars; (2) endorsing taqlīd for those unqualified to investigate
the sacred texts; and (3) identifying public interest (maṣlaḥa) in accordance with the
five objectives (maqāṣid) of the Sharīʿa.