What is the criterion in the rule of practice that states: practice according to what is practiced in this country
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the criterion in following the rule of practice? He says: Practice according to what is practiced in this country, where questions about fiqh issues related to acts of worship and customs are frequent, and we often overlook this important rule. So what is the criterion in it?
Answer:
In matters of scholarly disagreement, you follow what the people of the country are doing if they have adopted one of the opinions and are acting upon it; you do not contradict them.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the criterion in following the rule of practice? He says: Practice according to what is practiced in this country, where questions about fiqh issues related to acts of worship and customs are frequent, and we often overlook this important rule. So what is the criterion in it?
Answer:
In matters of scholarly disagreement, you follow what the people of the country are doing if they have adopted one of the opinions and are acting upon it; you do not contradict them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الضابط في قاعدة العمل التي تقول؛ العمل بما عليه العمل في هذا البلد للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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