The ruling on accepting the fatwa (scholarly legal ruling) of preachers who are not jurists

Question:
This questioner says: I ask some of the preachers to issue a fatwa (scholarly legal ruling) for me on a matter of Islamic jurisprudence, but he issues the ruling without giving us the evidence. Shaykh, do I accept his fatwa (scholarly legal ruling)?

Answer:
Not every preacher is qualified to issue fatwas (scholarly legal rulings). Only a jurist who has knowledge of the rulings of the Shari'ah (Islamic sacred law) is qualified for this. As for the mere preacher and reminder, there is good in him, but he may not have knowledge of jurisprudence. So ask the people of knowledge, my brother. Allah the Exalted and Majestic said: So ask the scholars in the land and act upon their fatwas (scholarly legal rulings). Yes.