Imitating those who differ from the jurisprudential doctrine in prayer: a comparative jurisprudential study

Abstract

Abstract

This research aims to clarify the issue of following those who differ in the branches, in prayer, and analyze them, by presenting the statements on the issue and their evidence for each statement, comparing and analyzing them, and examining the baselines of those statements and their relationship to fanaticism. Through research, I have found that the majority of jurists are of the opinion that it is valid to follow the prayer if the imam avoids areas of disagreement. The well-known disagreement is if the person being led in prayer sees that his imam is contrary to what he believes. It also turns out that the statements regarding the invalidity of following the example, despite the contradiction, are based largely and primarily on the evidence of the issue of the scholars’ disagreement regarding the direction of the qiblah. The researcher excludes the presence of sectarian fanaticism in the issue. It is also noted that attempts to involve some aspects of doctrinal conflict (a’qida) in the issue, such as the issue of saying: “If Allah wills” in declaring faith and the like, are confronted. The researcher does not rule out that examining the details of this issue and others like it has contributed, through its report, to arriving at some meanings that scholars do not accept.

Keywords: jurisprudence, disagreement, prayer, sects, fanatic