Clarification of the Companions' Following in Matters of Creed and Jurisprudential Issues
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, regarding following the Companions, is it in the jurisprudential issues where there was disagreement among them, such that one follows some of them, or is the following in matters of creed?
Answer:
In matters of creed, primarily, because they are the people of the model in that. As for jurisprudential issues, one follows the evidence from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). If no explicit evidence is found, the statements of the Companions are taken. If scholars differ on an issue and there are fatwas or statements from the Companions, this serves to strengthen that opinion.
Honorable Shaykh, regarding following the Companions, is it in the jurisprudential issues where there was disagreement among them, such that one follows some of them, or is the following in matters of creed?
Answer:
In matters of creed, primarily, because they are the people of the model in that. As for jurisprudential issues, one follows the evidence from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). If no explicit evidence is found, the statements of the Companions are taken. If scholars differ on an issue and there are fatwas or statements from the Companions, this serves to strengthen that opinion.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب من حقق التوحيد دخل الجنة بغير حساب — islamhouse.com (5:00)
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