Is it permissible to follow the Messenger alone, or also the Rabban scholars?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner asks: Is it permissible for a person to say, "I follow any one of the righteous or the imams from the Ummah," or is it only the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) whom one follows?
Answer:
One follows the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) as the fundamental principle and origin. One also follows the Rabban scholars who are sincere in their advice.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner asks: Is it permissible for a person to say, "I follow any one of the righteous or the imams from the Ummah," or is it only the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) whom one follows?
Answer:
One follows the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) as the fundamental principle and origin. One also follows the Rabban scholars who are sincere in their advice.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 649- هل يُقتدى بالرسول وحده، أم بأهل العلم الربانيين أيضاً؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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