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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Who has the right to issue fatwas on new cases?

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Question:
The questioner asks: Who has the right to issue fatwas on new cases?

Answer:
Issuing fatwas is the exclusive domain of the scholars of knowledge. No one issues a fatwa except one who has knowledge from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، من له الحق في الفتوى في النوازل؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com

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