The meaning of some people's statement: "following the evidence"?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: We are students of knowledge, graduates of the College of Sharia. Does the author's (may Allah have mercy on him) statement about "following the evidence" mean that we should abandon following a specific school of jurisprudence (madhhab) and exert independent legal reasoning (ijtihad) in following the evidence ourselves?
Answer:
He did not tell you to abandon following a school of jurisprudence. Following a school of jurisprudence that is based on evidence is fine. He did not tell you to abandon following a school of jurisprudence and return to the evidence, while you are still students of knowledge who have not reached the level that qualifies you for this stage. He did not tell you to do that. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: We are students of knowledge, graduates of the College of Sharia. Does the author's (may Allah have mercy on him) statement about "following the evidence" mean that we should abandon following a specific school of jurisprudence (madhhab) and exert independent legal reasoning (ijtihad) in following the evidence ourselves?
Answer:
He did not tell you to abandon following a school of jurisprudence. Following a school of jurisprudence that is based on evidence is fine. He did not tell you to abandon following a school of jurisprudence and return to the evidence, while you are still students of knowledge who have not reached the level that qualifies you for this stage. He did not tell you to do that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، معنى قول بعضهم اتباع الدليل؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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