Using the term "scholar" for a specific person
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What about someone who graduated from the Islamic colleges? Is it permissible to call him a scholar, and is he allowed to examine the evidence and exercise independent legal reasoning?
Answer:
If he has a body of knowledge and the capability, there is nothing wrong with it. However, merely having graduated is not sufficient. He may have graduated without knowing anything. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What about someone who graduated from the Islamic colleges? Is it permissible to call him a scholar, and is he allowed to examine the evidence and exercise independent legal reasoning?
Answer:
If he has a body of knowledge and the capability, there is nothing wrong with it. However, merely having graduated is not sufficient. He may have graduated without knowing anything. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، إطلاق لفظ عالم على فلان من الناس لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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