What is the ruling on taqlid (following a scholar without knowing his evidence) in matters of 'aqidah (creed)?
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The questioner:
Is taqlid (following a scholar without knowing his evidence) permissible in matters of 'aqidah (creed)?
The Shaykh:
Hmm?
The questioner:
He asks: Is taqlid (following a scholar without knowing his evidence) permissible?
The Shaykh:
Following a scholar without knowing his evidence in matters of Islamic jurisprudence is for the ignorant. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nahl 16:43] As for creed, there is no following a scholar without knowing his evidence in it; a person must learn it from the Book, the Sunnah, and the methodology of the righteous predecessors. There are prescribed books, both concise and detailed, that explain the creed of the people of the Sunnah and the community. Take, for example, *Al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah* by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah; it is a comprehensive and sufficient explanation of the creed of the people of the Sunnah and the community and its foundations. May Allah reward you. It is a great one, O Shaykh. The one you are reading now, the creed of Imam al-Tahawi, is from this category; yes, its explanation is.
Is taqlid (following a scholar without knowing his evidence) permissible in matters of 'aqidah (creed)?
The Shaykh:
Hmm?
The questioner:
He asks: Is taqlid (following a scholar without knowing his evidence) permissible?
The Shaykh:
Following a scholar without knowing his evidence in matters of Islamic jurisprudence is for the ignorant. Allah the Exalted said:
So ask the people of the message if you do not know.
فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم التقليد في المسائل العقدية؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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