THE APPROACH OF SEMHUDI IN THE TOPIC OF TAQLID

The issue of taql？d was included in the books of the jurisprudence in the form of a chapter, together with the issue of ？jtihad, which became concurrent with the formation of the sects in the fourth century Hijri. This subject is also mentioned in the für？’ ((substantive fiqh) books in the fatwa and Judgment sections. Besides, it has been the subject of some independent works. El-‘？kdü’l-fer？d f？ ahkami’t-takl？d, -belonging to Semh？d？, one of the Shafi'i jurist, is one of the independent works written in this field. In his work, Semh？d？ deals with the legitimacy of taql？d and the main topics of discussion. Having included the views of Islamic jurists on the subject extensively, Semh？d？ did not neglect to his own preferences. Semh？d？ thinks differently from the prevailing view of the Shafi'i sect in some basic issues related to the taql？d. In this study, the mentioned work of Semh？d？ is examined, and it is aimed to determine his views on taql？d. The views of the Islamic jurists are given in order to determine the exact approach of Semh？d？ and to provide a comparison opportunity