The ruling on following a scholar's fatwa and whether it is considered taqlid (following a scholar without knowing his evidence)
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is following a scholar's fatwa considered taqlid (following a scholar without knowing his evidence), and is it included in the condemned taqlid or the praiseworthy taqlid?
Answer:
As for the layperson, there is nothing wrong with him seeking a ruling from a scholar and acting on that fatwa (scholarly legal ruling); that is the limit of his ability. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nahl 16:43] As for the scholar, it is not permissible for him to accept anyone's opinion unless he knows the evidence from the Book and the Sunnah. If he does not know the evidence or basis for it, it is not permissible for him to act on it, provided he is able to know the evidence for the opinion, the evidence for the fatwa. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks: Is following a scholar's fatwa considered taqlid (following a scholar without knowing his evidence), and is it included in the condemned taqlid or the praiseworthy taqlid?
Answer:
As for the layperson, there is nothing wrong with him seeking a ruling from a scholar and acting on that fatwa (scholarly legal ruling); that is the limit of his ability. Allah the Exalted said:
So ask the people of the message if you do not know.
فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
بلوغ المرام [11] — alfawzan.live (40:56)
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