School of thought: Followed by the
Religious Editor, Arab NEWS
Q588 :Is it permissible for a person to follow any
four schools of thought at any particular time?
A588 : It is important to be certain of one’s
grounds when one conducts his worship or his affairs. He must be sure
of his source of information about what Islam requires of him. When you
send a question to Arab News, you do not know which schools of thought
supports the view which you are given. The religious editor takes it
upon himself to give you the most suitable answer in your case, after
weighing the evidence supporting each particular view scholars have
recorded on the same question. That means that you do not actually
follow a particular school of thought all the time. That applies to
all of us. We either know which school of thought approves the view we
are following or may not know it. The case of following a single school
of thought throughout one’s life is very rare.[Added: or at least not
practical.]
Our Dialogue ( Source : Arab News – Jeddah )