If two eminent scholars disagree on an issue, whose opinion should be followed?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The layperson or beginner who trusts two scholars in their religion and their knowledge? He says, may Allah keep you safe: The layperson or beginner who trusts two scholars in their religion and their knowledge, and they disagree on an issue, and he learned this from them, should he follow the more cautious opinion or the easier opinion?

Answer:
He should follow the more cautious opinion; because the two scholars, even if they have reached whatever level of knowledge they have, are not infallible, so he should follow the more cautious opinion. Leave what causes doubt for what does not cause doubt. Yes.