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nosmarter
That's interesting .. what does that mean? Is this book not considered a valid source by most Muslims?
What do you mean with "valid"?
The shariah is dictated in the Quraan and sounnah...there is no other book with jurisprudence within Islaam. All laws of the sariah can be found in there.
This book just explains the shariah law...so it is valid.
Within Islaam we have 4 big schools: Hanafi, Hanbali, Shafi and Maliki
Basically they have the same shariah laws...but differ only in small details...in the sounnah part.
All four schools are lawfull. They acknowledge and respect each other.
I am Hanafi myself. For me, this book certainly would have value...because it provides information about the shariah...but it may vary just a little because it is from a shafi point of view.
To illustrate you one of those details is the standing position in prayer.
As a Hanafi, our standing position is with our feet 5-10 cm from each other. We grab our left wrist with our right hand. If we pray in a group and we form a line...only our shoulders touch each other.
Other schools have a wider standing position. They grab their left forearm just below the elbow with their right hand and in line both shoulders and toes touch their neighbours.
Like you can see...just minor differences.