Referring the disagreement to the questioner or stating the stronger position with evidence
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a person is asked about a fatwa, is he to refer the disagreement to the questioner, or is he to direct him to what he considers correct with evidence?
Answer:
The disagreement increases the questioner's confusion. Do not refer the disagreement to him. Give him the fatwa based on the stronger position with evidence. If you do not know this, say to him, “By Allah, I do not know; ask someone else.” But if you know the stronger position with evidence, give him the fatwa based on it.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a person is asked about a fatwa, is he to refer the disagreement to the questioner, or is he to direct him to what he considers correct with evidence?
Answer:
The disagreement increases the questioner's confusion. Do not refer the disagreement to him. Give him the fatwa based on the stronger position with evidence. If you do not know this, say to him, “By Allah, I do not know; ask someone else.” But if you know the stronger position with evidence, give him the fatwa based on it.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الثالث في انقسام أدوية أمراض القلب إلى قسمين : طبيعية وشرعية — islamhouse.com (43:28)
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