The Ruling When Fatwas Differ
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, when there is a difference of opinion in the rulings on jurisprudential issues, whom should I follow?
Answer:
You follow the one in whose knowledge and religion you have confidence, if you are a layperson. As for if you know how to weigh the issues and know the ruling that aligns with the evidence, then you follow what the evidence supports. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, when there is a difference of opinion in the rulings on jurisprudential issues, whom should I follow?
Answer:
You follow the one in whose knowledge and religion you have confidence, if you are a layperson. As for if you know how to weigh the issues and know the ruling that aligns with the evidence, then you follow what the evidence supports. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/095 — archive.org (7:42)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.