When is it permissible for a person to follow a scholar without knowing his evidence, and when is it forbidden for him?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: When is it permissible for a person to follow a scholar without knowing his evidence, and when is it forbidden for him?
Answer:
It is permissible for him to follow a scholar without knowing his evidence if he is a beginner and does not know how to verify the opinions with their evidence, because he is compelled to do so. However, he should not follow just anyone; he should follow a trustworthy imam from among the imams. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: When is it permissible for a person to follow a scholar without knowing his evidence, and when is it forbidden for him?
Answer:
It is permissible for him to follow a scholar without knowing his evidence if he is a beginner and does not know how to verify the opinions with their evidence, because he is compelled to do so. However, he should not follow just anyone; he should follow a trustworthy imam from among the imams. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، متى يجوز للإنسان التقليد، ومتى يحرم عليه؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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