The Ruling on a Layperson Asking for Fatwas
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Question:
This man is asking, Shaykh, and he says: What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykh, and what is the ruling of the Shari'ah regarding a layperson who asks about some of his religious matters, and this layperson has some knowledge through listening to fatwas and other things?
Answer:
It is not permissible to ask a layperson or an ignorant person; this is not permissible. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said:[An-Nahl 16:43] And the people of knowledge are the people of learning. It is not permissible to ask laypeople and ignorant people, even if they have memorized fatwas and look into them, it is not permissible for them to issue fatwas based on them; because they may be in circumstances that do not apply to the questioner's circumstances, and conditions that do not apply to the questioner's situation, and the one transmitting it may not understand the fatwa, so this is not permissible? Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This man is asking, Shaykh, and he says: What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykh, and what is the ruling of the Shari'ah regarding a layperson who asks about some of his religious matters, and this layperson has some knowledge through listening to fatwas and other things?
Answer:
It is not permissible to ask a layperson or an ignorant person; this is not permissible. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said:
So ask the people of the message if you do not know.
فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/040 — archive.org (15:21)
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