Which opinion should we follow when two scholars disagree on an issue, one being earlier and the other later?
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Question:
He says: If there is a hadith and one of the early scholars ruled it to be weak, or the opposite, and then a later scholar came and contradicted that early scholar, whom do we follow?
Answer:
We look at the evidence of both parties. If you have the ability to compare the evidence of both parties, you see which one is more correct. If you do not have that ability, ask the people of knowledge and the specialists. Ask the specialists, the scholars of hadith, and they will tell you which of the two opinions is more correct. Yes.
He says: If there is a hadith and one of the early scholars ruled it to be weak, or the opposite, and then a later scholar came and contradicted that early scholar, whom do we follow?
Answer:
We look at the evidence of both parties. If you have the ability to compare the evidence of both parties, you see which one is more correct. If you do not have that ability, ask the people of knowledge and the specialists. Ask the specialists, the scholars of hadith, and they will tell you which of the two opinions is more correct. Yes.
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، بأي رأي نأخذ إذا اختلف عالمان في مسألة أحدهما متقدم والآخر متأخر؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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