What is the meaning of the statement of the people of knowledge: “The judge’s ruling resolves the disagreement”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Regarding the statement of the people of knowledge (may Allah have mercy on them) that “the judge’s ruling resolves the disagreement,” what is meant by it?
Answer:
It refers to the judge. If the judge faces several possible independent legal reasonings (ijtihad) and none of them is stronger than the others, and he rules with one of them, the disagreement is resolved. The disagreement is resolved. That is its meaning. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Regarding the statement of the people of knowledge (may Allah have mercy on them) that “the judge’s ruling resolves the disagreement,” what is meant by it?
Answer:
It refers to the judge. If the judge faces several possible independent legal reasonings (ijtihad) and none of them is stronger than the others, and he rules with one of them, the disagreement is resolved. The disagreement is resolved. That is its meaning. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [560 -560] ما معنى قول أهل لعلم: إن حكم الحاكم يرفع الخلاف؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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