Discussion on Imam Al-Shafi'i's Teachings

I always like to quote Imam al-Shafi'i, may God have mercy on him.

Come, because this man—

I mean, he was a man

truly learned in jurisprudence. Imam Ahmad, may God Almighty have mercy on him, said,

“This young man,” meaning al-Shafi'i,

is owed a debt of gratitude

by every scholar of hadith because he was a jurist

despite his reverence for the texts of the Quran and the Sunnah. May God have mercy on him.

I will also quote another saying by al-Shafi'i, and forgive me for

loving this man, for the imams loved him before I did.

Al-Shafi'i says,

“Jurisprudence

is like Syrian apples, easy to pick.”

They say, “I have never seen an apple tree in my life,” but I understood from this

report that the Syrian tree, or the Syrian apple tree, is short,

and that anyone can reach its fruit. It is not a tall tree.

Likewise, sacred knowledge, including jurisprudence,

is accessible to all of us.