The Variation of Fatwa According to Circumstances and Time
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Question:
He has another question. The questioner, Muhammad 'Abd al-Hakim from Jordan, asks: Does the fatwa (scholarly legal ruling) vary according to differences in circumstances and time? And who is obligated to issue a fatwa?
Answer:
The fatwa does not vary according to personal desire or the wishes of people, but rather it varies according to the evidence (dalil) from the Book and the Sunnah. The fatwa is built upon evidence. If it becomes clear that a fatwa contradicts the evidence, or that a fatwa has no evidence and a more correct fatwa that is more in line with the evidence is found, then that one is adopted, and the fatwa without evidence is abandoned. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
He has another question. The questioner, Muhammad 'Abd al-Hakim from Jordan, asks: Does the fatwa (scholarly legal ruling) vary according to differences in circumstances and time? And who is obligated to issue a fatwa?
Answer:
The fatwa does not vary according to personal desire or the wishes of people, but rather it varies according to the evidence (dalil) from the Book and the Sunnah. The fatwa is built upon evidence. If it becomes clear that a fatwa contradicts the evidence, or that a fatwa has no evidence and a more correct fatwa that is more in line with the evidence is found, then that one is adopted, and the fatwa without evidence is abandoned. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/227 — archive.org (4:04)
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