Question Summary:
Question on Taqleed

Question Detail:

Pls give me detailed information regarding 4 Imams and the need to follow any one of them as people around me raise so many questions?

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
You may refer to the following books for an in-depth understanding on the issue of Taqleed:
1. The legal status of following a Mazhab by Hadhrat Moulana Mufti Muhammed Taqi Usmani (Damat Barakatuhum)
http://www.cometoislam.com/fiqh/legal/main.htm
2. Differences of the Imams by Sheikhul Hadeeth Hadhrat Moulana Zakariyya Saheb (Rahmatullahi Alayhi)
http://www.slideshare.net/IslamicBooks/differences-of-the-imams-by-shaykh-zakariyya-kandhelvi-ra
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best                                       
Ismail Desai,
Student Darul Iftaa
Durban, South Africa
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.