By Shaykh Muhammad ‘Awwāmah Translated by Muntasir Zaman Before concluding the first cause of difference, it is necessary to discuss two doubts that dwell in the minds of many people: The statement, “When a Hadīth is authentic, it is my opinion” The authenticity of a Hadīth is sufficient to practice upon it The first doubt is put forth as follows: Imām al-Shāfī‘ī mentions, “When a Hadīth is authentic, it is my opinion.’ Hence, if we come across an authentic Hadith in Sahīh al-Bukhārī, for example, in a particular issue and we practice according to that Hadīth, then we have practiced…