Confusion about Madhhabs!!!!!!!!!

[Noor]

Asallam-u-Alikum dear brother,

My question is that, what was Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH)'s madhab. Meaning that was he
Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi, or Hanbali?
A Muslim believes in only One Allah and his last Prophet (PBUH). Then is it important to be one of those,
My parents dont know which one are they, but one of my cousin's think we are Hanafi, i just wanted to clear my mind out.
Because while filling out the profie on ur respected website it asked me wether i m hanafi or ...

Thanks for your time.
Allah Hafiz.

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[Imam]

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu


All Praise be to Allah who is the Lord of the Worlds, and may Endless Blessings be showered upon His Most Beloved, and Final Messenger of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam


Jazak'allah for your question.


The Beloved Messenger of Allah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam was not Shafi'i, Maliki, nor Hambali, or Hanfi, as these personalities of Islam were before the time of the Beloved Messenger of Allah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam.


They were all true (haqq) but the problem of today is that people begin to wonder why the majority of Muslims follow them. If they were not before the time of the Messenger of Allah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam, then this question is absurd.


They were the best amongst the Muslims of their time, or one of the best. They compiled the laws relating to the Qur'an and the hadith so that the Muslims could relate to them cohesively, and make it their practice. This cohesiveness existed for so long, that all the Muslims after that time became their followers (muttabi'in). This existed for centuries until people began to question their validity, whether we should or shouldn't become their followers. Doubts began to raise, indefinite statements began to be made, and soon they became under attack, as to why we should have access to Qur'an and hadith directly, or whether we should follow them. This indeed negates the meaning of following (ittiba').


These personalities of Islam were the paragons of the religion, for its recognition, compilation, attraction, and adjudication. How is it possible then, that such people were misunderstood, and neglected during the course of time? This is intolerable, by the Muslims, as a whole.





Wallahu A'lamu Biththawaab



M. Waseem Ashrafi