Who follows the muqallid when the scholars' ijtihad differs?
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The questioner : If there is a muqallid, O Isa. If the ijtihad of the two men differs with him, whom does he follow? Waleed, may Allah be pleased with you, my dear.
The Shaykh : Which one?
The questioner : Let it be printed. Huh? I say, let it be printed.
The Shaykh : They all trust them.
The questioner : From the moment he woke up.
The Shaykh : The more trustworthy one. Good. So what if he considers them equal?
The questioner : Present.
The Shaykh : He has no evil in him.
The questioner : Bandar. And he is given the choice between them.
The Shaykh : He is given the choice between them, yes. Like a layperson if two men issue a fatwa for him and he sees that they are equal in knowledge and equal in trustworthiness, then he is given the choice.
The Shaykh : Which one?
The questioner : Let it be printed. Huh? I say, let it be printed.
The Shaykh : They all trust them.
The questioner : From the moment he woke up.
The Shaykh : The more trustworthy one. Good. So what if he considers them equal?
The questioner : Present.
The Shaykh : He has no evil in him.
The questioner : Bandar. And he is given the choice between them.
The Shaykh : He is given the choice between them, yes. Like a layperson if two men issue a fatwa for him and he sees that they are equal in knowledge and equal in trustworthiness, then he is given the choice.
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