Does one who knows the issue from a tape he heard answer?
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Question:
This questioner says: If I am asked about an issue and I do not know the answer, but I have read in a book or heard a tape with a fatwa giving the answer, should I tell the questioner?
Answer:
Yes, you say, "So-and-so issued a fatwa." You do not say, "I say." You say, "So-and-so issued a fatwa," or "I heard so-and-so issue a fatwa regarding such-and-such." You convey the fatwa to him as a trustworthy transmission, provided the person from whom it is being quoted is a scholar of knowledge and trustworthy. If the person quoted is among the trustworthy scholars of knowledge, there is nothing wrong with you conveying the fatwa, provided you are one hundred percent certain of it.
This questioner says: If I am asked about an issue and I do not know the answer, but I have read in a book or heard a tape with a fatwa giving the answer, should I tell the questioner?
Answer:
Yes, you say, "So-and-so issued a fatwa." You do not say, "I say." You say, "So-and-so issued a fatwa," or "I heard so-and-so issue a fatwa regarding such-and-such." You convey the fatwa to him as a trustworthy transmission, provided the person from whom it is being quoted is a scholar of knowledge and trustworthy. If the person quoted is among the trustworthy scholars of knowledge, there is nothing wrong with you conveying the fatwa, provided you are one hundred percent certain of it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجيب من يعلم المسألة من شريط سمعه؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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