Statement on Whom to Take a Fatwa From Among the Scholars of Knowledge
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Who is it that one takes a fatwa from among the scholars of knowledge, and how do we know him?
Answer:
It is taken from the scholars, it is taken from the jurists known for knowledge, especially if the one in authority has appointed them to this role; they are the ones to whom one turns. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Who is it that one takes a fatwa from among the scholars of knowledge, and how do we know him?
Answer:
It is taken from the scholars, it is taken from the jurists known for knowledge, especially if the one in authority has appointed them to this role; they are the ones to whom one turns. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل الاسم الثاني والثالث : الزور واللغو — islamhouse.com (1:15:35)
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