2802 The Ruling on Following Dispensations
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The commentator al-Ba'li (may Allah have mercy on him) said in *Kashf al-Mukhaddirat*: "And whoever follows the dispensations is an open sinner."
The Shaykh:
Very clear.
The questioner:
And whoever follows the dispensations is an open sinner. He asks: Does this contradict what was reported that Allah loves for His dispensations to be taken?
The Shaykh:
What is meant by "dispensations" here? What are the scholars' sayings? The dispensations that Allah has made permissible are not the kind of following that leads to open sinfulness. These are Allah's dispensations, and He loves for them to be taken, such as wiping over leather socks, shortening the four-unit prayer while traveling, and breaking the fast in Ramadan. These are legal dispensations that Allah loves for them to be taken when there is a pressing need. But what is meant by "dispensations" here are the sayings of scholars who take a lenient view of scholars' opinions. They say, "There is scholarly disagreement on this issue; so-and-so said this, and so-and-so said that." He does not care; rather, he insists on taking the lenient view. This is not permissible; this leads to open sinfulness, because scholars' opinions are numerous, and one may exit the religion through this method. So this is not permissible. Rather, one should take from scholars' opinions only what is supported by evidence. If he does not know the evidence, he should ask the people of knowledge.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The commentator al-Ba'li (may Allah have mercy on him) said in *Kashf al-Mukhaddirat*: "And whoever follows the dispensations is an open sinner."
The Shaykh:
Very clear.
The questioner:
And whoever follows the dispensations is an open sinner. He asks: Does this contradict what was reported that Allah loves for His dispensations to be taken?
The Shaykh:
What is meant by "dispensations" here? What are the scholars' sayings? The dispensations that Allah has made permissible are not the kind of following that leads to open sinfulness. These are Allah's dispensations, and He loves for them to be taken, such as wiping over leather socks, shortening the four-unit prayer while traveling, and breaking the fast in Ramadan. These are legal dispensations that Allah loves for them to be taken when there is a pressing need. But what is meant by "dispensations" here are the sayings of scholars who take a lenient view of scholars' opinions. They say, "There is scholarly disagreement on this issue; so-and-so said this, and so-and-so said that." He does not care; rather, he insists on taking the lenient view. This is not permissible; this leads to open sinfulness, because scholars' opinions are numerous, and one may exit the religion through this method. So this is not permissible. Rather, one should take from scholars' opinions only what is supported by evidence. If he does not know the evidence, he should ask the people of knowledge.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2650 2802 حكم تتبع رخص العلماء الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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