What is the validity of this phrase (place a mutawwi' between you and the Fire), and does it mean taking fatwas from them?
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Question:
All right, Shaykh, what is the validity of the saying "place a mutawwi' between you and the Fire," meaning a friend, Shaykh, is it worth it? Thank you. The one who is from the Fire. Thank you, Mansur.
Answer:
This is from the speech of the common people, and it is invalid speech. The mutawwi' will not save you from the Fire. So it is not permissible for you, if you know that he does not know how to issue fatwas, to ask him, nor will he save you from the Fire. Likewise, if you know that he has no fear of Allah and no mindfulness of Allah, and that he issues fatwas according to his desires, it is not permissible for you to ask him. Rather, you ask, when there is a need, one in whose knowledge and religion you have trust. Yes.
All right, Shaykh, what is the validity of the saying "place a mutawwi' between you and the Fire," meaning a friend, Shaykh, is it worth it? Thank you. The one who is from the Fire. Thank you, Mansur.
Answer:
This is from the speech of the common people, and it is invalid speech. The mutawwi' will not save you from the Fire. So it is not permissible for you, if you know that he does not know how to issue fatwas, to ask him, nor will he save you from the Fire. Likewise, if you know that he has no fear of Allah and no mindfulness of Allah, and that he issues fatwas according to his desires, it is not permissible for you to ask him. Rather, you ask, when there is a need, one in whose knowledge and religion you have trust. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما صحة هذه العبارة (حط بينك وبين النار مطوع)، وهل تعني أخذ الفتوى منهم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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