Is a graduate of the Shari'ah colleges considered a mujtahid?
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is one who graduates from the Shari'ah colleges considered a mujtahid?
Answer:
A mujtahid? May Allah will it. Yes, the number of mujtahids in this time, may Allah will it, is in the thousands. No, he is not called a mujtahid; he is called one who has begun seeking knowledge. The one who graduates from the College of Shari'ah means that he has begun seeking knowledge. Where is he, and where is ijtihad? Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks: Is one who graduates from the Shari'ah colleges considered a mujtahid?
Answer:
A mujtahid? May Allah will it. Yes, the number of mujtahids in this time, may Allah will it, is in the thousands. No, he is not called a mujtahid; he is called one who has begun seeking knowledge. The one who graduates from the College of Shari'ah means that he has begun seeking knowledge. Where is he, and where is ijtihad? Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
كتاب التوحيد [59] — alfawzan.live (49:51)
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