When does a student of knowledge become independent of scholars and qualified to issue fatwas?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: When can it be said that a student of knowledge has become self-sufficient in going to the scholars, and that he has become ready to issue fatwas?
Answer:
This is delusion from Shaytan. This is delusion from Shaytan, that a person sees that he has finished and has no need for seeking knowledge or for the scholars. This is delusion from Shaytan. One should seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said to His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)[Taha 20:114], and He said (Exalted and Majestic is He) [Yusuf 12:76]. You have not obtained but a little of knowledge, if you have anything. So do not be deluded by yourself. Seek knowledge as much as you are able. And whoever says, "I am a scholar," is ignorant.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: When can it be said that a student of knowledge has become self-sufficient in going to the scholars, and that he has become ready to issue fatwas?
Answer:
This is delusion from Shaytan. This is delusion from Shaytan, that a person sees that he has finished and has no need for seeking knowledge or for the scholars. This is delusion from Shaytan. One should seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said to His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)
and say, "My Lord, increase me in knowledge."
وَقُل رَّبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًاbut over every possessor of knowledge is one [more] knowing.
وَفَوْقَ كُلِّ ذِي عِلْمٍ عَلِيمٌ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الثاني عشر في علاج مرض القلب بالشيطان — islamhouse.com (1:13:20)
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