What is the ruling on one who accuses scholars of falling short in issuing fatwas?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: There are those who accuse many fiqh councils of falling short and not issuing fatwas on many matters that people need, which has opened the door for many students of knowledge to engage in independent legal reasoning (ijtihad). What is your view on this?
Answer:
My view is: ask him to do so, as long as the scholars have fallen short and the fiqh councils have fallen short, he is fulfilling the obligatory duty. May Allah reward him with good. He is fulfilling the obligatory duty, because this is evidence that he has more knowledge than the councils have, so he is fulfilling the obligatory duty. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: There are those who accuse many fiqh councils of falling short and not issuing fatwas on many matters that people need, which has opened the door for many students of knowledge to engage in independent legal reasoning (ijtihad). What is your view on this?
Answer:
My view is: ask him to do so, as long as the scholars have fallen short and the fiqh councils have fallen short, he is fulfilling the obligatory duty. May Allah reward him with good. He is fulfilling the obligatory duty, because this is evidence that he has more knowledge than the councils have, so he is fulfilling the obligatory duty. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما القول فيمن يتهم العلماء بالتقصير في الفتوى؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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