The Ruling on Following One's Desire in Selecting the Opinions of Scholars

Question:
What is your opinion of the one who, when you point out to him a wise saying or a statement, says, "This is in such-and-such a school of jurisprudence," even if it contradicts the Sunnah? What is the best solution regarding these people?

Answer:
This will be followed by the rest of the chapter, which is his saying: . The one who takes the fatwas of scholars if they agree with his desire accepts them and is pleased with them, but if they contradict his desire, he rejects them. This is one who follows his desire, not one who follows the truth. It is obligatory for him to take what is the truth, even if it contradicts his desire. He should take what is the truth from the statements of scholars, even if it contradicts his desire and his wish. As for the one who says, "No, I do not take except what agrees with my wish and justifies the action I am upon, as for what contradicts this, I am not a follower of it," this is one who follows a matter.