The ruling on a Muslim being required to follow one of the schools of jurisprudence
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is a Muslim required to follow one of the four schools of jurisprudence? And is it permissible for him to depart from them in a particular issue? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The layperson is required to follow one of the four schools of jurisprudence or any other valid school of jurisprudence. He asks the scholar and takes his statement.[An-Nahl 16:43] As for the one who has knowledge and seeks out the evidence, he seeks out the statement that the evidence indicates.
Honorable Shaykh, is a Muslim required to follow one of the four schools of jurisprudence? And is it permissible for him to depart from them in a particular issue? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The layperson is required to follow one of the four schools of jurisprudence or any other valid school of jurisprudence. He asks the scholar and takes his statement.
So ask the people of the message if you do not know.
فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
Source
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