Fatwa ID: 05880
Answered by: Shaykh Ahmed bin Mohamed Umarji
Question:
Are Zaidi Shia or Sunni?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Zaidis (also known as the fivers) are a strand of Shiaism.1 They claim to be the followers of Zayd Ibn Ali Ibn Husayn R.A Ibn Ali R.A.2 Though their wrong beliefs fall within the realm of Shiaism, they are not as vulgar towards the noble companions and in Fiqh they are similar to Hanafis,
Only Allah knows best
Written by Shaykh Ahmed Bin Mohamed Umarji
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
1 Mawsooah Al-Firaq Al-Muntasibah Lil-Islam , Volume 5 , Page 185, Dorar
2 Al-Bidayah Wa An-Nihayah, Volume 3 , Page 177 , Darul Ishaat Karachi Pakistan
