The Criterion for Taking Religious Rulings
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Question:
This is a question from the women, may Allah preserve you. What is the criterion for taking religious rulings, given the emergence of many students of knowledge, each of whom offers his own opinion on people's affairs? This confuses people about whose opinion they should follow. There is disagreement on many issues, such as the niqab, the shatir, the pants, the Punjabi, and contact lenses. So what is the people's position, especially the common people, and whose opinion should they follow? May Allah grant you success.
Answer:
A fatwa is not taken from just anyone who claims to be a scholar. A fatwa is taken from the well-known scholars who are attested to for their knowledge and piety, and to whom the community turns. As for others, if their statement agrees with the evidence, it is accepted; but if it contradicts the evidence, it is left. Yes.
This is a question from the women, may Allah preserve you. What is the criterion for taking religious rulings, given the emergence of many students of knowledge, each of whom offers his own opinion on people's affairs? This confuses people about whose opinion they should follow. There is disagreement on many issues, such as the niqab, the shatir, the pants, the Punjabi, and contact lenses. So what is the people's position, especially the common people, and whose opinion should they follow? May Allah grant you success.
Answer:
A fatwa is not taken from just anyone who claims to be a scholar. A fatwa is taken from the well-known scholars who are attested to for their knowledge and piety, and to whom the community turns. As for others, if their statement agrees with the evidence, it is accepted; but if it contradicts the evidence, it is left. Yes.
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