Is it permissible for a student of knowledge to follow a scholar who has declared a forbidden matter permissible through independent legal reasoning, while knowing that the scholar is in error?

Question:
If there is a scholar among the scholars who has declared a forbidden matter permissible through independent legal reasoning, and there is a student of knowledge who has become clear to him that the truth is that this matter is forbidden, but he turned away from what he knew and followed that erroneous scholar because he says, "He is more knowledgeable than me," is his action valid?

Answer:
No, he is not following him except to satisfy his desire. If the statement of this erroneous scholar agrees with his desire, he takes it, saying, "This is his responsibility; it is not your concern, because it agrees with his desire." And if it contradicts his desire, he has no right to it unless there is faith in it. As for the one who follows his desire, he does not take from the statements of the scholars except what agrees with his desire. Yes.