The Sharia Committees Attached to Banks and Relying on Their Fatwas
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Question:
This questioner asks Your Excellency the Shaykh for your opinion on the Sharia committees attached to some banks, and what is the benefit in accepting what they issue?
Answer:
I told you that general matters must have their fatwa issued by the competent authority authorized to issue fatwas by the one in authority. If these committees have been authorized by the one in authority and delegated by the one in authority, then their fatwa is accepted. However, if they merely formed themselves without permission from the one in authority and without supervision from the scholars, then their fatwa is not accepted. Yes.
This questioner asks Your Excellency the Shaykh for your opinion on the Sharia committees attached to some banks, and what is the benefit in accepting what they issue?
Answer:
I told you that general matters must have their fatwa issued by the competent authority authorized to issue fatwas by the one in authority. If these committees have been authorized by the one in authority and delegated by the one in authority, then their fatwa is accepted. However, if they merely formed themselves without permission from the one in authority and without supervision from the scholars, then their fatwa is not accepted. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-035-الفتوى وأحكامها|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (54:14)
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