Q6: Do we need to belong to a madhhab or school of thought? Dr. Abou El Fadl Q&A with LAMLA

Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl hosts a Q&A with Latino American Muslim converts who have studied his book, "The Great Theft: Wrestling Islam from the Extremists." While this session was for new converts, Dr. Abou El Fadl covers important common questions that confront all Muslims.

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A muslim is never a broken human being! Subhan Allah how well said.

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True,but the pressure to belong to a madhab is overwhelming

[@AdultThirdCultureKid1971]

The Great Theft: Wrestling Islam from the Extremists sounds like a book I'd be interested in reading.

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It seems to me that the only difference between the madhabs is the difference in detail in how to do your basic fard duties in Islam as Dr Khalid said. Learning the opinions of the various schools of thought should be taken with a pinch of salt. There is nothing outside the nassus of the Qur'an and sunnah which is legally binding on anyone.