The Difference Between the Statement of the Imams of the Dawah and the People of Kalam Regarding Taqlid
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Imam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab and the Imams of the Dawah (may Allah have mercy on them) say that taqlid (following a scholar without knowing his evidence) is not permissible in matters of creed. What is the difference between their statement and the statement of the people of kalam (theologians) in this regard?
Answer:
Taqlid is permissible for the common people, we told him. Taqlid is permissible for the common people, but those who have the ability to derive evidence and to know the details of the creed, it is obligatory for them to do so. However, it is difficult to say to every worker that he must know all the details of the creed, yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Imam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab and the Imams of the Dawah (may Allah have mercy on them) say that taqlid (following a scholar without knowing his evidence) is not permissible in matters of creed. What is the difference between their statement and the statement of the people of kalam (theologians) in this regard?
Answer:
Taqlid is permissible for the common people, we told him. Taqlid is permissible for the common people, but those who have the ability to derive evidence and to know the details of the creed, it is obligatory for them to do so. However, it is difficult to say to every worker that he must know all the details of the creed, yes.
Source
جواز التقليد للعوام في العقيدة — alfawzan.live
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