The Ruling on Hurrying in Issuing Fatwas

Question:
Among the questions, Honorable Shaykh, that have reached us, this questioner, Abu 'Abdullah, says: What is the ruling in the Shari'ah on rushing into issuing fatwas and giving people rulings quickly, when it later turns out that the questioner received an incorrect fatwa?

Answer:
It is not permissible to hurry in issuing fatwas; rather, the person responsible should be deliberate and verify his own knowledge. If he has an answer that he believes to be correct with a high degree of certainty, let him answer the questioner. If he does not have knowledge, or if he has not verified it, or if he needs to consult, then he should not rush. He should not rush; either he refers the questioner to someone else who is more knowledgeable than him, or he delays his answer until he is certain of the correctness of the answer he is giving him. Yes.