Multiple Fatwas on a Single Issue

Question:
The Shaykh’s issue. The questioner asks: How should a Muslim act if he finds several different fatwas on a single issue, whether in fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), 'aqidah (creed), or morals?

Answer:
As for 'aqidah, it is not possible for fatwas to vary in it. 'Aqidah is based on revelation; it is not for us to do anything but follow what is established, authentic, and what the Salaf (the earliest generations) believed. There is no disagreement in it; the one who opposes it is misguided. The one who opposes the 'aqidah of the Salaf is what we call misguided. As for fiqh, there is disagreement, yes. But the Muslim’s position is: if he is a scholar, he takes what is supported by evidence and what is stronger by evidence. If he is ignorant, he asks the people of knowledge and acts according to what they issue as a fatwa.