The Ruling on Ijtihad in the Presence of Explicit Evidence
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, if a mujtahid has explicit evidence, does he say, "This is the ruling of Allah," or does he say, "This is my ijtihad"?
Answer:
There is no ijtihad with explicit evidence; there is no ijtihad with an explicit text. If there is explicit evidence, one acts according to the evidence, and there is no ijtihad. Ijtihad occurs when the evidence is not explicit but rather probable. It is with probable evidence that ijtihad is exercised. As for explicit texts, one acts according to the texts, and there is no ijtihad. There is no ijtihad with an explicit text. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, if a mujtahid has explicit evidence, does he say, "This is the ruling of Allah," or does he say, "This is my ijtihad"?
Answer:
There is no ijtihad with explicit evidence; there is no ijtihad with an explicit text. If there is explicit evidence, one acts according to the evidence, and there is no ijtihad. Ijtihad occurs when the evidence is not explicit but rather probable. It is with probable evidence that ijtihad is exercised. As for explicit texts, one acts according to the texts, and there is no ijtihad. There is no ijtihad with an explicit text. Yes.
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