The Ruling on Seeking Fatwas from the General Public and Those Who Do Not Possess Knowledge
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Question:
The questioner says: Shaykh, some of the general public ask you about a legal ruling, and then you rush to give them a fatwa, saying, "I heard that the answer to this fatwa is such and such."
Answer:
This is not permissible, my brother. If a person has a question about a difficult matter in his religion, let him turn to the scholars. He should go to one of the scholars and ask him, or write his question and send it to the Department of Ifta in Riyadh, and they will answer it in writing and send it to his address. So, praise be to Allah, the matter is made easy. Do not go to just anyone and ask him, even if he claims to have knowledge. Yes.
The questioner says: Shaykh, some of the general public ask you about a legal ruling, and then you rush to give them a fatwa, saying, "I heard that the answer to this fatwa is such and such."
Answer:
This is not permissible, my brother. If a person has a question about a difficult matter in his religion, let him turn to the scholars. He should go to one of the scholars and ask him, or write his question and send it to the Department of Ifta in Riyadh, and they will answer it in writing and send it to his address. So, praise be to Allah, the matter is made easy. Do not go to just anyone and ask him, even if he claims to have knowledge. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3418] حكم استفتاء العامة ومن ليس عنده علم - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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