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تحري الأصلح للإمامة

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هل يجب على الإمام أن يتحرى الأصلح للإمامة بالاجتهاد عند الاستخلاف؟

Each school’s answer

Hanafi

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Maliki

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Shafi'i

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Hanbali

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The texts

شُرُوطُ صِحَّةِ وِلاَيَةِ الْعَهْدِ: ٣ - يُشْتَرَطُ فِي صِحَّةِ وِلاَيَةِ الْعَهْدِ مَا يَلِي: أَنْ يَكُونَ الإِْمَامُ الْمُسْتَخْلَفُ جَامِعًا لِشُرُوطِ الإِْمَامَةِ فَلاَ عِبْرَةَ بِاسْتِخْلاَفِ الْفَاسِقِ وَالْجَاهِل. وَأَنْ يُقْبَل الْخَلِيفَةُ فِي حَيَاةِ الإِْمَامِ، وَأَنْ يَتَرَاخَى الْقَبُول عَنِ الاِسْتِخْلاَفِ. وَيَجِبُ عَلَى الإِْمَامِ أَنْ يَتَحَرَّى الأَْصْلَحَ لِلإِْمَامَةِ بِأَنْ يَجْتَهِدَ فِيهِ فَإِنْ ظَهَرَ لَهُ وَاحِدٌ وَلاَّهُ. (٢)

«الموسوعة الفقهية الكويتية» (Kuwait) entry «ولاية العهد» vol. 45 p. 184

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Maliki

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Shafi'i

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Hanbali

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