[zeyneddine]

Any discourse or discussion on Islamic rulings suddenly turns into a madhab opinions, and countless fatwas are thrown around. Why does that happen? I understand a lot of us are not "knowledgable" enough about Islamic laws, so I'd like to know what "knowledge" we do need to read the Quran/Hadith, learn about the context such a ruling was sent down/applied and realize what the law/ruling is?