A Letter on Taqleed
The following is part of a letter the Mujlisul Ulama wrote to a brother who queried the Islamic concept of Taqleed.
(1) It should be remembered that the senior Imaam, namely, Imaam Abu Hanifah was in touch with Sahaabah. He had acquired their Islamic knowledge from Sahaabah as well as from numerous such senior Scholars who had studied under the Sahaabah. Thus, he were in close proximity to the age of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam).
