The statement of one who does not accept anyone's words without evidence

Question:
The questioner says: A man says, "I do not accept anyone's words unless there is evidence, even if he is the most knowledgeable of people." Is this correct? Please inform us, may Allah reward you.

Answer:
There is a distinction here. If he is a layperson or a beginner in seeking knowledge, he has not yet reached the stage of knowing the evidence. He is required to first understand Islamic jurisprudence and seek knowledge first, even if he does not know the evidence for every issue, and he has only just entered the door of knowledge. However, if he is well-established in knowledge and has a substantial body of knowledge, and this is what they call a mujtahid of a school of jurisprudence, then he does not accept an issue without its evidence. He does not accept any issue from the issues of Islamic jurisprudence without its evidence. This is if he is well-established. As for the beginner, he has not reached the stage of seeking evidence. As for the layperson, it is sufficient for him to ask the scholar, and the scholar tells him, "Do this" or "Do not do that," and does not give him the evidence, because he does not know the evidence. He simply asks what he should do? Should he do it or leave it? The layperson and the beginner do not ask about the evidence. But the well-established student of knowledge, he asks about the evidence. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.