Is it a condition for establishing the proof that the one who establishes it must be a judge?
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The questioner : Regarding the one who commits major shirk (associating partners with Allah). A person from among the scholars of evil who is not aware that it is major shirk and requires the establishment of a limit. What is valid regarding the one who establishes this proof that leads to declaring him a disbeliever?
The Shaykh : On the condition that it is prevalent in the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Of course, only what?
The questioner : Authority.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Authority.
The Shaykh : This is a matter of knowledge. It is not a condition that the one establishing it be a judge, but rather that he be a scholar, because the proof of Allah is established by explanation, not by authority.
The Shaykh : On the condition that it is prevalent in the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Of course, only what?
The questioner : Authority.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Authority.
The Shaykh : This is a matter of knowledge. It is not a condition that the one establishing it be a judge, but rather that he be a scholar, because the proof of Allah is established by explanation, not by authority.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 1884 — d3watuna.com (20:28)
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