The Hanafi school is the oldest and most widely followed of the four schools.
The Maliki school is known for its focus on the customs and practices of the early Muslim community in Medina and is particularly popular in W Africa
The Shafi school is known for its rigorous and detailed approach to legal scholarship and is widely followed in Southeast Asia
The Hanbali school is the most strict and literalist of the four schools and is followed by a minority of Muslims, mostly in the Arab world.
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