The ruling on saying "Allah knows best" when asked a question
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Question:
May Allah reward you and bless you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: If a person is asked about a matter in Islamic jurisprudence or creed and he says "Allah knows best," is that the best course, or is it more beneficial if he has an answer?
Answer:
If he has knowledge, he should answer the questioner with what he knows of the truth from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and from the jurisprudence recorded by the scholars of the Muslims regarding religious matters and transactions. Otherwise, if he does not have knowledge, he should say, "Allah knows best; ask someone else about this." Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nahl 16:43]
May Allah reward you and bless you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: If a person is asked about a matter in Islamic jurisprudence or creed and he says "Allah knows best," is that the best course, or is it more beneficial if he has an answer?
Answer:
If he has knowledge, he should answer the questioner with what he knows of the truth from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and from the jurisprudence recorded by the scholars of the Muslims regarding religious matters and transactions. Otherwise, if he does not have knowledge, he should say, "Allah knows best; ask someone else about this." Allah the Exalted said:
So ask the people of the message if you do not know.
فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/025 — archive.org (2:51)
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