Is the mosque imam authorized to issue fatwas?
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Question:
Ahmad Salih asks: Is the mosque imam authorized to issue fatwas?
Answer:
No, unless he is a scholar. One is not authorized to issue fatwas unless he is a scholar. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:[An-Nahl 16:43] The people of knowledge are the scholars. So one does not ask just anyone; rather, one asks the people of knowledge, and one asks the one in whom he has confidence regarding his religion and his knowledge. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes
Ahmad Salih asks: Is the mosque imam authorized to issue fatwas?
Answer:
No, unless he is a scholar. One is not authorized to issue fatwas unless he is a scholar. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
So ask the people of the message if you do not know.
فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَThe presenter:
Yes
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاو ى على الهواء صالح فوزان الفوزان 22-07-1438هـ — youtube.com (37:42)
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