Conditions of a scholarly legal ruling
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Question:
The questioner, Abu 'Umar, says: We have a colleague in the office, and we are a group of more than ten employees, and he is an employee with us. When we ask him for a ruling, he immediately gives a ruling, and the colleagues refer to him for it.
Answer:
A ruling is referred to scholars; it is not referred to colleagues. It is not referred to anyone except the people of knowledge. If your colleague is among the people of knowledge and you asked him and he answered you, there is nothing wrong with that. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nahl 16:43]. But if he is not among the people of knowledge, it is not permissible for him to issue a ruling, and it is not permissible for you to ask him. Yes.
The questioner, Abu 'Umar, says: We have a colleague in the office, and we are a group of more than ten employees, and he is an employee with us. When we ask him for a ruling, he immediately gives a ruling, and the colleagues refer to him for it.
Answer:
A ruling is referred to scholars; it is not referred to colleagues. It is not referred to anyone except the people of knowledge. If your colleague is among the people of knowledge and you asked him and he answered you, there is nothing wrong with that. 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 - 03/080 — archive.org (11:24)
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