The ruling on al-Safarini's statement: The first obligation is to examine and not to follow scholars blindly

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. What is your view on al-Safarini's (may Allah have mercy on him) statement regarding the issue that the first obligation is to examine and not to follow scholars blindly?

Answer:
This is not correct. The commentator of the Tahaawiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) pointed this out, because the obligation for the Muslim is to have faith in Allah and His Messenger, and the first thing that is obligatory is prayer. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
As for the knowledge of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), it is innate in the hearts; the hearts are created with a disposition toward it. It does not require examination. The examination referred to here is reasoning using the rules of logic. This is a separate matter. Examination using the rules of logic and the science of dialectics is a separate matter. Contemplating the signs of Allah is required, there is no doubt about that, but their intention by "harm" is using the rules of logic to prove the existence of Allah first.
Does a Muslim say this? There is no doubt about Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). This is a false statement, and al-Safarini (may Allah have mercy on him) transmitted it with its defects without thinking about it. He has transgressions like this, may Allah have mercy on him. Yes, because he did not think about it. He commented on his creed and his legal rulings, adding ignorant comments, praise be to Allah. Yes.