Is there any difference between the Fiqh of Ahlul Hadith wal Athar and the Fiqh of the Madhaahib ? Is there anything special about Imam Albani and Imam Shawkani etc. compared to other contemporary scholars like Imam Ibn Baz , Ibn Uthaymeen.. when it comes to Fiqh ? Some people say the latter two are Salafis in Aqidah but Hanbalis in Fiqh whereas the former two are Salafis or Ahlul Hadith wal Athar in both Fiqh and Aqidah . These brothers follow Fatwas of Imam Albani , Imam Shawkani etc. in most of the issues and when we present the Fatwas of scholars like Ibn Uthaymeen , Ibn Baz they say ' these are Fatwas based on the Hanbali Madhab.. ' so as to make it seem like they have lesser weight . Also these people claim , scholars like Shayk Albani are Muhaddithoon but scholars like Shayk Ibn Uthaymeen are only Fuqahaa and they say Muhaddithoon understand the Hadiths better than the Fuqahaa. Can you please clarify whether these type of statements are correct ?