Is it permissible for a layperson to follow a scholar in the fundamentals of religion and in matters of creed?
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a layperson to follow a scholar in the fundamentals of religion and in matters of creed? And what is the validity of his Islam if he does so?
Answer:
Yes, he follows what the Muslims are upon and what the people of the Sunnah and the community are upon, even if it is only in general terms, even if he knows this only in general terms. As for the details, those are for the scholars and students of knowledge, so he follows in general terms. Yes.
The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a layperson to follow a scholar in the fundamentals of religion and in matters of creed? And what is the validity of his Islam if he does so?
Answer:
Yes, he follows what the Muslims are upon and what the people of the Sunnah and the community are upon, even if it is only in general terms, even if he knows this only in general terms. As for the details, those are for the scholars and students of knowledge, so he follows in general terms. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز للعامي أن يُقلد في أصول الدين وفي العقائد؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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