The ruling on saying: “No one issues a fatwa while Malik is in the city”
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Question : He says: What is the ruling on adopting the statement of Abu Bakr, “I will not issue a fatwa while Malik is in the city”?
Answer : It was not for Ibn Abi Quhafah to precede the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with a phrase like “No one issues a fatwa while Malik is in the city” when he sees someone better than himself and says it to present him to people. This is not permissible, because the Messenger is in a station that no one can reach. As for the matter of “No one issues a fatwa while Malik is in the city,” there is nothing wrong with it, because Malik is a man of the scholars.
Answer : It was not for Ibn Abi Quhafah to precede the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with a phrase like “No one issues a fatwa while Malik is in the city” when he sees someone better than himself and says it to present him to people. This is not permissible, because the Messenger is in a station that no one can reach. As for the matter of “No one issues a fatwa while Malik is in the city,” there is nothing wrong with it, because Malik is a man of the scholars.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 330 - 332 ما حكم اتخاذ قول أبي بكر ما كان لابن أبي قحافة أن يتقدم بين يدي رسول الله كعبارة لا... — youtube.com
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