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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on a Companion’s independent legal reasoning (ijtihad) in pulling a child from the row

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Question:
The hadith of Abu [Dawud] in al-Nasa'i that he found a child in the row and pulled him.

Answer:
This was his independent legal reasoning (ijtihad), and they are granted the benefit of the doubt regarding their ijtihad, may Allah be pleased with them.
Source التعليق على رياض الصالحين، باب توقير العلماء والكبار وأهل الفضل : الأحاديث : [ 349 - 351 ] — islamhouse.com (8:00)

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