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Ahl al-Ḥadīth wa-Ahl al-Raʾy (Traditionists vs Rationalists)

The formative juristic divide between scholars privileging transmitted reports and those employing considered legal opinion (raʾy), which shaped the early madhāhib.

The formative juristic divide between scholars privileging transmitted reports and those employing considered legal opinion (raʾy), which shaped the early madhāhib.

Key passages(2)

Laali Nayyirat · Ibn Taymiyya

High

Majmuc Fatawa · Ibn Taymiyya

High