igh al-Imam KEY PROOFS IN HANAFI FIQH GAR a On Taqlid and the Hanafi Interpretation of the Prophetic Statement “Pray as you have observed me pray” (Sabih al-Bukhari) ABDUR-RAHMAN IBN YUSUF white Thread PressFigh al-Imam Key Proofs in Hanafi Fiqh In the name of ‘Allah, (Most Gracious (Most Merciful. All praise be to Allah, Lord of the ‘Worlds, and peace and blessings be upon His (Messenger Muhammed, the Mercy of the Worlds. On Taglid and the Hanafi Interpretation of the Prophetic Statement “Pray as you have observed me pray” (Sabih al-Brekhari) Foreword by Suayxn Yusur Mortara ABDUR-RAHMAN IBN YUSUF white Thread Press SANTA BARBARA © CALIFORNIA© Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera 2003 First Edition January 1996 Second Revised and Extended Edition September 1996 ‘Third Revised Edition First Printing June 2003 Second Printing May 2004 with indexes added ‘Third Printing September 2007 All rights reserved. Aside from fair use, meaning a few pages or less for non-profit educational purposes, review, or scholarly citation, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner, tor Otsu & Ousuf NG father a Sng Be CM shapkh QA tsuf Atorate ISBN 978-0-9728358-0-0 Published by: White Thread Press California USA www.whitethreadpress.com infog@whitethreadpress.com Distribuced in the UK by Azhar Academy Ltd. London sales@azharacademy.org, Tel: +44 (208) 911 9797 Library of Congress Caraloging-in-Publication Data Ibn Yusuf, Abdur-Rahman, 1974- Figh al-Imam ; key proofs in Hanafi figh on taqlid and the Hanafi interpretation of the prophetic statement “pray as you have observed me pray (Sahih al-Bukhari)" / by Abdur-Rahman Ibn Yusuf ; foreword by Shaykh Yusuf Motala.— 3rd rev. ed., 2nd print. p.cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-9728358-0-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Islamic law-Sources. 2. Hanafites. 1. Title. KBP 295.1236 2004 340.5'9-de22 2004007912 ® Printed and bound in the United States of America on premium acid-free paper