Phrase: Whoever says “Allah knows best” has issued a fatwa
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is this phrase correct: “Whoever says ‘Allah knows best’ has issued a fatwa”?
Answer:
No, he has not issued a fatwa. This is not issuing a fatwa; he stopped from issuing a fatwa and said, “Allah knows best,” meaning he does not have knowledge.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is this phrase correct: “Whoever says ‘Allah knows best’ has issued a fatwa”?
Answer:
No, he has not issued a fatwa. This is not issuing a fatwa; he stopped from issuing a fatwa and said, “Allah knows best,” meaning he does not have knowledge.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الثالث في انقسام أدوية أمراض القلب إلى قسمين : طبيعية وشرعية — islamhouse.com (50:01)
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