The Ruling on Taking a Jurist's Opinion and Leaving the Messenger's Statement
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Question:
And the Shaykh's (may Allah grant you success) other point. The statement of Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him), and his disapproval of those who adopted the opinion of Sufyan. Does not their adoption of Sufyan's opinion imply that it contains a generalization and a restriction, or a generality and a limitation, or that it is abrogating and abrogated? The original position of Imam Ahmad is that they contradict the statement of the Messenger and adopt the view of...
Answer:
...what Sufyan said. They say, "We take the fatwa of the scholar," and they ignore the statement of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). That is the intent. Honorable [Shaykh]. It includes everyone who takes the opinion of a jurist and leaves the statement of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
And the Shaykh's (may Allah grant you success) other point. The statement of Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him), and his disapproval of those who adopted the opinion of Sufyan. Does not their adoption of Sufyan's opinion imply that it contains a generalization and a restriction, or a generality and a limitation, or that it is abrogating and abrogated? The original position of Imam Ahmad is that they contradict the statement of the Messenger and adopt the view of...
Answer:
...what Sufyan said. They say, "We take the fatwa of the scholar," and they ignore the statement of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). That is the intent. Honorable [Shaykh]. It includes everyone who takes the opinion of a jurist and leaves the statement of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
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