A teacher of Islamic jurisprudence in the West mentions the jurists' opinions on an issue and says, "Choose whatever you wish!"

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In Western countries, some teachers in mosques and Islamic centers teach Islamic jurisprudence. When they reach a jurisprudential issue on which the scholars have disagreed, they mention the scholars' opinions and then tell the audience, "You may choose whatever you wish from these opinions." Is this correct?

Answer:
This is ignorance and is not proper. Beginners do not study scholarly disagreement. Beginner students do not study disagreement; they study the school of Ahmad, or Abu Hanifah, or al-Shafi'i, or Malik, without disagreement. Disagreement is for established students of knowledge. Also, his saying, "You have the choice," is a false statement. They do not have the choice. It is obligatory to follow the evidence. One must adopt the opinion that the evidence indicates, and there is no choice in that. Yes.