Thread by @Farid_0v

-=[Are we upon truth...?]

Whoever looks into early works that include fatwas of Sahaba will notice that there are religious rulings that have pretty much died out.

We have this general assumption that rulings that died out are false.

This is an incorrect assumption.

Let me elaborate with an example.

Observe the image below. Hypothetically, three companions have differed in a religious ruling.

The views of Ibn Omar and Ibn Mas'ud were endorsed by the four madhhabs. The view of Ibn Abbas was endorsed by a dead madhhab(s).

Now, it wouldn't matter how strong Ibn Abbas' view was. It also wouldn't matter how many people followed it.

Politics and other factors played a role in the survival of the the view of Ibn Omar and Ibn Mas'ud.

Proof?

Check out my thread here:

https://twitter.com/Farid_0v/status/1148252448622092289

Here is another thread about how judges played a role in spreading the four madhhabs:

https://twitter.com/Farid_0v/status/1148606775928786945

Now, most importantly, can we be sure that some dead opinions were actually correct ones?

Yes, actually! This was spoken about in a prophecy!

So what should we learn from this?

Many lessons come to mind. Perhaps the most important ones are that:

- The strength of an opinion is not proven by the number of those that adhere to it.
- The truth is NOT exclusive to the four madhhabs.
- Dead views can be correct.