AN INVESTIGATION ON THE LAYERS OF MUJTAHIDS

Abstract

In this article, classifications about the ranks of mujtahids are mentioned. Some evaluations have been made on these classifications. Qualitative research method was used in the study. The obtained findings were evaluated and classified under appropriate titles. It is seen that among hundreds of thousands of companions, those who give fatwas are only about one hundred. Fatwas given by most of them do not exceed one or a few. It is known that some of these fatwas are conveyance about a subject. In other words, some of them do not have a real fatwa. It is understood that the companions who do ijtihad in real terms are limited. It was reported that about ten of them were intensely occupied with fatwa and ijtihad. In this context, it should be easily stated that the majority of companions are far from the rank of ijtihad. The same is true for the tabi'in and next generation. Considering the fact that not every one of the scholars in the mujtahid period is at the mujtahid level will be useful in terms of understanding the subject. In some studies on our subject of study in our country, the classification of Hanafis has generally been mentioned. Sometimes the classification of faqih jurists was mentioned. However, the classifications of Maliki and Hanbali faqihs were not mentioned. For this reason, the ranks of four sect mujtahids have been examined in our study. The first classification in the Hanafi sect is belong to the scholar Kemalpasazade. Ibn Abidin and Omer Nasuhi Bilmen recorded his classification as it is. In this respect, the classification recorded by Ibn Abidin and Bilmen was not mentioned separately.