The Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) lack of rebuke in the story of Banu Quraizah and the correctness of the mujtahid
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Does the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) lack of rebuke in the story of Banu Quraizah indicate that every mujtahid is correct?
Answer:
Yes, the mujtahid is correct if he agrees with the evidence. However, if his ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) contradicts the evidence, he is not correct, but he is excused; he is an excused error. But in the case of Banu Quraizah, they were all correct, because each one had a possibility from the evidence.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Does the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) lack of rebuke in the story of Banu Quraizah indicate that every mujtahid is correct?
Answer:
Yes, the mujtahid is correct if he agrees with the evidence. However, if his ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) contradicts the evidence, he is not correct, but he is excused; he is an excused error. But in the case of Banu Quraizah, they were all correct, because each one had a possibility from the evidence.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 11-11-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (1:00:09)
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