Dealing with Conflicting Fatwas
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Question:
May Allah reward you and bless you. Abu Sulayman says: Shaykh Salih (may Allah keep him safe), in our time, many people issue fatwas without knowledge. So how should the recipient of these fatwas act when there is a difference between what is permissible and what is not?
Answer:
My brother, it is obligatory for you to ask the people of knowledge who are known for their knowledge and taqwa (mindfulness of Allah), because this is religion, and you take it from the people of religion. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nahl 16:43] The ones relied upon for fatwas are known in every community, praise be to Allah. This is something Allah places in hearts, so you find that the community feels reassured by the fatwas of these scholars who combine knowledge and action, and you find people repelled by some pretenders to knowledge or some of the misguided. So do not ask about religion from just anyone, but ask the trustworthy, steadfast scholars. Yes.
May Allah reward you and bless you. Abu Sulayman says: Shaykh Salih (may Allah keep him safe), in our time, many people issue fatwas without knowledge. So how should the recipient of these fatwas act when there is a difference between what is permissible and what is not?
Answer:
My brother, it is obligatory for you to ask the people of knowledge who are known for their knowledge and taqwa (mindfulness of Allah), because this is religion, and you take it from the people of religion. Allah the Exalted said:
So ask the people of the message if you do not know.
فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
Source
العمل عند اختلاف الفتوى — alfawzan.live
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