Usually it is said that Sunni schools of fiqh are 4 (Hanbali, Shafi'i, Maliki, Hanafi).
Is it true that some Sunni scholars like Abubakr, Ahmad and Bayhaqi had a higher level of knowledge than founders of above 4 madhabs but their madhhabs didn't survive?
How many Sunni schools of fiqh are there if they are not limited to 4? And why didn't they survive?
Asked by Battle of Karbala
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Jul 26, 2012, 05:56 PM
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