Is the fatwa of the people of the country considered, and therefore is it not permissible to contradict them?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is the fatwa of the people of the country considered, and therefore is it not permissible to contradict them?
Answer:
If the people of the country are on one of the opinions and no evidence has appeared that contradicts it, then it is not permissible to contradict them, because this would be an anomaly. If they are on one of the jurisprudential opinions and no evidence has appeared that contradicts this opinion, then, for the sake of uniting the word, you are with them on this. However, if it contradicts the evidence, then no one’s opinion stands against the evidence. Yes. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is the fatwa of the people of the country considered, and therefore is it not permissible to contradict them?
Answer:
If the people of the country are on one of the opinions and no evidence has appeared that contradicts it, then it is not permissible to contradict them, because this would be an anomaly. If they are on one of the jurisprudential opinions and no evidence has appeared that contradicts this opinion, then, for the sake of uniting the word, you are with them on this. However, if it contradicts the evidence, then no one’s opinion stands against the evidence. Yes. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [285 -939] هل فتوى أهل البلد معتبرة، فعلى هذا لا يجوز مخالفتهم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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