We know that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not leave anything without explaining it to the Ummah. How do we reconcile this with the differences in Islamic jurisprudence?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We know that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not leave anything without explaining it to the Ummah. How do we reconcile, Honorable Shaykh, this with the differences in Islamic jurisprudence among the scholars?

Answer:
The scholars’ positions are their independent legal reasoning (ijtihad), whereas the words of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) are the truth. As for the differences among the scholars, some are correct and some are incorrect, because they are not infallible. Therefore, the differences among the scholars do not detract from the words of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) or from the words of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). This is because these are their independent legal reasoning (ijtihad), in which they may err or be correct. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) explained the truth to his Ummah completely. However, some of his Ummah understand the truth he explained, while others err, because they are not infallible. Yes.