When is the statement of a Companion followed, and when is it not?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: You mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that this is the statement of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) and that it was his independent legal reasoning. He asks: When is the statement of a Companion not followed? And when is it followed?
Answer:
His statement is followed if it is not contradicted by evidence. However, if the evidence contradicts it, his statement is not followed. It is not followed, as you have heard or read, regarding the statement of Ibn 'Abbas: "It is almost certain that stones will fall from the sky upon you. I say: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said it, and you say: Abu Bakr and 'Umar said it?" Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: You mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that this is the statement of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) and that it was his independent legal reasoning. He asks: When is the statement of a Companion not followed? And when is it followed?
Answer:
His statement is followed if it is not contradicted by evidence. However, if the evidence contradicts it, his statement is not followed. It is not followed, as you have heard or read, regarding the statement of Ibn 'Abbas: "It is almost certain that stones will fall from the sky upon you. I say: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said it, and you say: Abu Bakr and 'Umar said it?" Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 14-05-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (57:04)
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