Taking the Safer Course When Two Scholarly Opinions Differ
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If there are two opinions from scholars on an issue, is it preferable to take the safer of the two?
Answer:
If there are two opinions, one takes the opinion supported by the evidence. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If there are two opinions from scholars on an issue, is it preferable to take the safer of the two?
Answer:
If there are two opinions, one takes the opinion supported by the evidence. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل وقد أخبر - صلى لله عليه وسلم - أن طائفة من أمته تستحل الربا باسم البيع — islamhouse.com (1:08:03)
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