What is the ruling on the one who says that the scholars of the Ummah did not establish the correct methodology?
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Question:
He says: What is the ruling on the one who says that the scholars of the Ummah did not establish the correct methodology? Is this correct? And how do you respond to them? They also say that they do not understand the fiqh of reality.
Answer:
To the one who says this, we say: Describe the correct methodology to us, since all the scholars erred and made mistakes. Explain to us what the correct methodology is. We challenge him to show us the correct methodology. Whoever contradicts what the Muslims are upon is misguided. Allah the Exalted said: "And whoever disbelieves in Allah and His messengers..." And He the Exalted said: The verse in Surat al-Nisa: "And those who disbelieve in Allah..."[An-Nisa 4:150-151] Whoever contradicts the methodology of the prophets, the methodology of the imams, and the methodology of the scholars of the Ummah, and says that none of them did well, is misleading the entire Ummah, may Allah protect us from that. This is misleading the entire Ummah.
He says: What is the ruling on the one who says that the scholars of the Ummah did not establish the correct methodology? Is this correct? And how do you respond to them? They also say that they do not understand the fiqh of reality.
Answer:
To the one who says this, we say: Describe the correct methodology to us, since all the scholars erred and made mistakes. Explain to us what the correct methodology is. We challenge him to show us the correct methodology. Whoever contradicts what the Muslims are upon is misguided. Allah the Exalted said: "And whoever disbelieves in Allah and His messengers..." And He the Exalted said: The verse in Surat al-Nisa: "And those who disbelieve in Allah..."
and say, "We believe in some and disbelieve in others," and wish to adopt a way in between - (151) Those are the disbelievers, truly.
وَيَقُولُونَ نُؤْمِنُ بِبَعْضٍ وَنَكْفُرُ بِبَعْضٍ وَيُرِيدُونَ أَن يَتَّخِذُوا بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ سَبِيلًا أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَافِرُونَ حَقًّا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من يقول أن علماء الأمة لم يقوموا بتأصيل المنهاج الصحيح؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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