Al-La Madhhabiyya
Abandoning the Madhhabs is the Most Dangerous Bid`ah
Threatening the Islamic Shari`ah
by Shaykh Dr. Muhammad Sa`id Ramadan al-Buti
ABOUT THIS BOOK
In the last century, a movement has appeared calling for the abandonment of the traditional Islamic
Madhhabs. is misleading call falsely presented as ‘following the Qur’an and Sunnah’ has caused
confusion amongst the Muslim masses. e people of knowledge have termed this movement’s call and its
supporters ‘la madhhabiyya’. One of the sources for the spread of this innovation was a book presumedly
written by Muhammad Sultan al-Ma‘sumi al-Khajnadi al-Makki which was translated and distributed in
English as ‘Should a Muslim Follow a Particular Madhhab?’ and ‘e Blind Following of Madhhabs’. It was
in response to this book, taught and revered by prominent ‘la-madhhabi’ scholars, that Shaykh
Muhammad Sa‘id Ramaḍan al-Buti first wrote his groundbreaking work. Later editions of this book, the
translation of which we have before us, included the aermath of various debates Shaykh al-Buti was
subsequently challenged by his opponents and also incorporated counter-replies to the likes of the late
Shaykh Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani, Muhammad ‘Id `Abbasi, Mahmud Mahdi al-Istanbuli and
Khayruddin Wanli. is book is a decisive refutation of those who call to the misguidance of ‘Abandoning
the Madhhabs’ for it is, indeed, e Most Dangerous Bid`ah reatening the Islamic Shari`ah.