The Scope of the Reward for Ijtihad for the Mufti
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The questioner:
I ask Allah for well-being, our Shaykh. If a judge rules and exercises independent legal reasoning, he receives two rewards. Does this apply to a scholar who exercises independent legal reasoning in an issue and makes a mistake?
The Shaykh:
It returns to them, if Allah wills. The mufti, the ruler, and the one who reconciles between two people; this returns to them, if Allah wills. If the one who reconciles between two people exercises independent legal reasoning, and the ruler exercises independent legal reasoning for the benefit of the Muslims, this returns to him, if Allah wills.
The questioner:
The hadith applies to him.
The Shaykh:
It returns to her that the hadith encompasses her, because she is like him in meaning.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you
I ask Allah for well-being, our Shaykh. If a judge rules and exercises independent legal reasoning, he receives two rewards. Does this apply to a scholar who exercises independent legal reasoning in an issue and makes a mistake?
The Shaykh:
It returns to them, if Allah wills. The mufti, the ruler, and the one who reconciles between two people; this returns to them, if Allah wills. If the one who reconciles between two people exercises independent legal reasoning, and the ruler exercises independent legal reasoning for the benefit of the Muslims, this returns to him, if Allah wills.
The questioner:
The hadith applies to him.
The Shaykh:
It returns to her that the hadith encompasses her, because she is like him in meaning.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، كتاب القضاء — islamhouse.com (11:08)
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