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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the obligation of the one who follows a scholar without knowing his evidence?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the obligation of the one who follows a scholar without knowing his evidence? Is it obligatory for him to look into the evidence like others?

Answer:
If he has the ability and understanding, it is obligatory for him to look into the evidence. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الواجب على المقلد؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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