If I act on an opinion on which the scholars have not agreed, have I committed an evil act?

Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. If I act on an opinion on which the scholars have not agreed, have I committed an evil act? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
As for taking an opinion, if you are among the students of knowledge who are discerning and know the evidence, then you take the opinion that is supported by evidence, that is supported by evidence, and you see that your conscience is cleared by it. But taking from the opinions whatever suits your desire, this is not permissible, because it is following one's desires. However, you take what is supported by evidence if you are among the people of evidence.
As for if you are among the common people or among the beginner students who do not know the conditions of hadith or the method of deriving evidence, it is obligatory for you to ask the trusted scholars of knowledge and to act according to what they rule for you, by the saying of the Exalted and Majestic: Yes.