Is it permissible for one who has mastered the fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) of one of the madhahib (schools of jurisprudence) to issue fatwas (scholarly legal rulings) based on that madhhab?
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Question:
Is it permissible for one who has mastered the fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) of one of the four madhahib (schools of jurisprudence) to issue fatwas (scholarly legal rulings) based on that madhhab?
Answer:
One does not issue a fatwa (scholarly legal ruling) based on the madhhab (school of jurisprudence) alone; one issues it based on the evidence. If he knows the evidence for a particular opinion within the madhhab (school of jurisprudence), he issues the fatwa (scholarly legal ruling) based on it. If he does not know its evidence, he does not issue the fatwa (scholarly legal ruling) based on it.
Is it permissible for one who has mastered the fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) of one of the four madhahib (schools of jurisprudence) to issue fatwas (scholarly legal rulings) based on that madhhab?
Answer:
One does not issue a fatwa (scholarly legal ruling) based on the madhhab (school of jurisprudence) alone; one issues it based on the evidence. If he knows the evidence for a particular opinion within the madhhab (school of jurisprudence), he issues the fatwa (scholarly legal ruling) based on it. If he does not know its evidence, he does not issue the fatwa (scholarly legal ruling) based on it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2862 -3022] هل لمن أتقن فقه أحد المذاهب أن يفتي بهذا المذهب؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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