The ruling on one who seeks out anomalous fatwas
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Question:
He says: What is the ruling on one who claims to be a student of knowledge and searches for anomalous fatwas that contradict the scholars, and says that he has many fatwas that will be a surprise to the community after the storm of fatwas he unleashed a few days ago?
Answer:
This is not a student of knowledge; this is a seeker of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). This is a seeker of fitnah, and we do not call him a student of knowledge. The student of knowledge is the one who searches for the truth; this is the student of knowledge, the one who searches for the truth and the evidence. As for the one who searches for anomalous fatwas and differing opinions, we say he is a seeker of fitnah, not a student of knowledge. Yes.
He says: What is the ruling on one who claims to be a student of knowledge and searches for anomalous fatwas that contradict the scholars, and says that he has many fatwas that will be a surprise to the community after the storm of fatwas he unleashed a few days ago?
Answer:
This is not a student of knowledge; this is a seeker of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). This is a seeker of fitnah, and we do not call him a student of knowledge. The student of knowledge is the one who searches for the truth; this is the student of knowledge, the one who searches for the truth and the evidence. As for the one who searches for anomalous fatwas and differing opinions, we say he is a seeker of fitnah, not a student of knowledge. Yes.
Source
التفسير المفصّل، درس التفسير في الحرم [2] — alfawzan.live (56:59)
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