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What is the obligation of a student of knowledge who studies one of the schools of jurisprudence and finds issues that contradict the fatwas of the scholars?

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Question:
I say. We advised some of the shaykhs in our study of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) to study fiqh according to one of the schools of jurisprudence, and we find some issues that contradict the fatwas of the scholars, Shaykh Ibn Baz and Ibn 'Atiyyah (may Allah have mercy on them). So what do we do? Do we prioritize what is in the madhhab (school of jurisprudence) or what is in the fatwa?

Answer:
My brother, study is different from practice. In study, you study fiqh as it is. But in practice and in issuing fatwas, you take the rajih (the stronger position) and act according to the rajih. If you have the ability to determine which is stronger, do so. If you do not have the ability to determine which is stronger, ask the scholars. You are currently learning fiqh according to one of the four schools. You do not issue fatwas based on it, nor do you act according to it, until you are certain of its evidence and its basis.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الواجب على طالب العلم الذي يدرس أحد المذاهب الفقهية ويجد مسائل تخالف فتاوى أهل العلم؟ — youtube.com

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