What books are recommended for responding to Ash'ari and Zahiri classmates at university?
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The Zahiri school of thought in jurisprudential branches does not fall outside the scope of permissible disagreement, despite certain issues for which they are criticized. Sheikh Ibn Baz explains Zahirism as adhering to the literal meaning of texts without considering causation or analogical reasoning. He identifies Dawud al-Zahiri and Ibn Hazm as their representatives. Although their method involves rigidity in adhering to the literal meaning and an oversight of underlying reasons, it is still better than the purely rationalist school of thought, which prioritizes opinions over scriptural evidence.
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