Verifying Knowledge and Retracting from Error
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Is there a difference between the slip of a scholar and the slip of a caller, and their errors? Is there a difference between an error in creed or methodology, or a contradiction of scholarly consensus, and an error in Islamic jurisprudence? And regarding the response to an error, what is its method? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
It is obligatory to verify knowledge for the caller and every Muslim; one must verify before speaking and before acting. One must verify what he says and does so that he does not fall into error. And if he errs, he must retract and return to the truth. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Is there a difference between the slip of a scholar and the slip of a caller, and their errors? Is there a difference between an error in creed or methodology, or a contradiction of scholarly consensus, and an error in Islamic jurisprudence? And regarding the response to an error, what is its method? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
It is obligatory to verify knowledge for the caller and every Muslim; one must verify before speaking and before acting. One must verify what he says and does so that he does not fall into error. And if he errs, he must retract and return to the truth. Yes.
Source
هل هناك فرق بين زلة العالم و زلة الداعية؟ — alfawzan.live
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