Fatwa #117914 October 2000Pakistan
I was told that the father of Imam Shafi'i left his family when the Imam was very young.
Question
Then he came back later,the question is what was he doing all that time and where was he.
Answer
According to our research, Imaam Shaaf'ee's father passed away while he was
young.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.