The Meaning of Ijtihad in the Hadith and the Reward of the Erring Mujtahid
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Question:
He says: I read in the internet an answer of Your Excellency, in which you were asked whether Sayyid Qutb is rewarded for his errors with the reward of the erring mujtahid? And you answered that he is not among the people of ijtihad such that he would be entitled to that? The question is: Does the meaning of ijtihad in the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) correspond to its meaning among the specialists in the principles of jurisprudence?
Answer:
Yes, ijtihad is deriving rulings from their detailed evidence, and this is not done except by the people of knowledge. As for the literati, such as Sayyid Qutb and others, they are not among the people of knowledge; these are literati, not people of knowledge. Yes.
He says: I read in the internet an answer of Your Excellency, in which you were asked whether Sayyid Qutb is rewarded for his errors with the reward of the erring mujtahid? And you answered that he is not among the people of ijtihad such that he would be entitled to that? The question is: Does the meaning of ijtihad in the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) correspond to its meaning among the specialists in the principles of jurisprudence?
Answer:
Yes, ijtihad is deriving rulings from their detailed evidence, and this is not done except by the people of knowledge. As for the literati, such as Sayyid Qutb and others, they are not among the people of knowledge; these are literati, not people of knowledge. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-069-ضوابط الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:11:46)
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