What is the ruling on the statement of a Companion when it contradicts the evidence?
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The questioner : This questioner says: We want to travel on Friday from Makkah. In jurisprudence and knowledge.
The Shaykh : It is a proof, unless it is contradicted by valid evidence from the Book of Allah, or the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), or it is contradicted by the statement of a chaste Companion. In that case, please. Valid evidence from the Book and the Sunnah. I. Then it is not a proof. Rather, we excuse this Companion who contradicted the Book and the Sunnah. Or, if the statement of another Companion contradicts it, we seek to determine which of the two statements is stronger.
The Shaykh : It is a proof, unless it is contradicted by valid evidence from the Book of Allah, or the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), or it is contradicted by the statement of a chaste Companion. In that case, please. Valid evidence from the Book and the Sunnah. I. Then it is not a proof. Rather, we excuse this Companion who contradicted the Book and the Sunnah. Or, if the statement of another Companion contradicts it, we seek to determine which of the two statements is stronger.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 10 - 12 - دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام للعام 1406 هـ - الدرس العاشر - الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين — youtube.com (26:29)
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