What is the ruling on the statement that a student of knowledge is not bound by what the scholars said because he is not a follower of a scholar without knowing his evidence?

Question:
Is it a sign of knowing the status of the scholars to say that a student of knowledge is not bound by what the scholars said, but he believes in what he reads or hears; because he is not a follower of a scholar without knowing his evidence?

Answer:
It is obligatory for the Muslim, whether he is a student of knowledge or not, to take the correct opinion from the opinions of the people of knowledge, the correct opinion based on evidence from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). This is what is obligatory for the student of knowledge, and to accept the truth from whoever brings it. It is not that he takes only what he knows or what he reasons out himself. No, he takes the truth from him and from others, whatever is established by evidence from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), meaning he acts upon it. Yes.