Is every mujtahid correct?
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Question:
Benefits from the explanation of the book *Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim li-Mukhalafat Ahl al-Jahim* by Ibn Taymiyyah. According to the majority who say that only one is correct, is the one who says that every mujtahid is correct holding the view that this is a difference of variety rather than a difference of contradiction?
Answer:
The usuliyyun (scholars of legal theory) differ on whether every mujtahid is correct. Some of the Mu'tazilah hold that every mujtahid is correct because he did what was within his capacity. The majority say no; only one of the two parties is correct, but the error of the one who is wrong is forgiven. Yes, this is a matter of usul al-fiqh (principles of jurisprudence).
Benefits from the explanation of the book *Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim li-Mukhalafat Ahl al-Jahim* by Ibn Taymiyyah. According to the majority who say that only one is correct, is the one who says that every mujtahid is correct holding the view that this is a difference of variety rather than a difference of contradiction?
Answer:
The usuliyyun (scholars of legal theory) differ on whether every mujtahid is correct. Some of the Mu'tazilah hold that every mujtahid is correct because he did what was within his capacity. The majority say no; only one of the two parties is correct, but the error of the one who is wrong is forgiven. Yes, this is a matter of usul al-fiqh (principles of jurisprudence).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [397] هل كل مجتهد مصيب؟ |فوائد شرح اقتضاء الصراط المستقيم|الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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