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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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How the Layperson Chooses Between the Opinions of Scholars

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: How can a layperson who does not know how to verify the evidence choose between the opinions of scholars or determine which is stronger, given that he is a layperson?

Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
So ask the people of the message if you do not know.فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
[An-Nahl 16:43]
So ask the scholars. Yes.
Source إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان-22- 06-1441هـ — alfawzan.live (44:12)

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