What is the ruling on following one of the four schools of jurisprudence?

Question:
He says: Is it obligatory for a Muslim to be committed to one of the four schools of jurisprudence?

Answer:
It is obligatory for a Muslim to commit to the truth. If he is a scholar, he commits to what the evidence establishes. If he is a layperson or a beginner, he asks the people of knowledge from among the people of the Sunnah and takes their statement from one he trusts in his knowledge and religion, and he follows his statement. His saying, the Exalted: And among that is belonging to one of the four schools of jurisprudence.
A student of knowledge must take knowledge through one of the four schools of jurisprudence until he acquires abundant knowledge with which he can independently determine rulings. As long as he is unable to be independent on his own, there is nothing wrong with him following one of the four schools of jurisprudence and asking the people of knowledge. Yes.