A Phrase on Which Scholars Disagree and Its Danger for the General Public
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The questioner:
He says: We often hear from students of knowledge, may Allah guide us and them, the phrase “the scholars differ,” and it has become, unfortunately, a sign of a lack of knowledge. When they are asked about a matter, it causes confusion among the general public. We ask them, with their honor, to define the criterion and clarify the danger of such a phrase.
The Shaykh:
The scholars have disagreed.
The questioner:
Yes, the scholars have disagreed.
The Shaykh:
Scholarly disagreement does not exempt them from acting and from obeying Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
He says: We often hear from students of knowledge, may Allah guide us and them, the phrase “the scholars differ,” and it has become, unfortunately, a sign of a lack of knowledge. When they are asked about a matter, it causes confusion among the general public. We ask them, with their honor, to define the criterion and clarify the danger of such a phrase.
The Shaykh:
The scholars have disagreed.
The questioner:
Yes, the scholars have disagreed.
The Shaykh:
Scholarly disagreement does not exempt them from acting and from obeying Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
Source
اللقاء المفتوح مع الأئمة والخطباء والدعاة بمدينة الطائف-17-11- 1439هـ. — alfawzan.live (42:41)
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