Refuting the scholars' fatwas on the claim that they are ignorant of the conditions of Muslims in America
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a questioner from America who says: In America, we have a person who always says that the scholars in this country do not know the conditions of Muslims in America. Therefore, we do not accept their fatwas. He repeats this. What is your advice regarding this, and what is your guidance?
Answer:
They know the knowledge that Allah revealed, and they issue rulings on what is lawful and what is forbidden. What is lawful and what is forbidden in America and elsewhere, on the entire earth, is the same: what is forbidden is forbidden everywhere, and what is lawful is lawful everywhere. The scholar issues rulings for the people of the world based on beneficial knowledge. This is a form of deception. The one who says this is deceiving you, and he wants to separate you from your scholars. So do not accept this speech from him.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a questioner from America who says: In America, we have a person who always says that the scholars in this country do not know the conditions of Muslims in America. Therefore, we do not accept their fatwas. He repeats this. What is your advice regarding this, and what is your guidance?
Answer:
They know the knowledge that Allah revealed, and they issue rulings on what is lawful and what is forbidden. What is lawful and what is forbidden in America and elsewhere, on the entire earth, is the same: what is forbidden is forbidden everywhere, and what is lawful is lawful everywhere. The scholar issues rulings for the people of the world based on beneficial knowledge. This is a form of deception. The one who says this is deceiving you, and he wants to separate you from your scholars. So do not accept this speech from him.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الثالث في انقسام أدوية أمراض القلب إلى قسمين : طبيعية وشرعية — islamhouse.com (51:10)
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