The ruling on one who rejects following the scholars and comprehensive study, and is content with the Book and the Sunnah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is your view of the one who rejects following the scholars and comprehensive study, and says, “We are content with the Book and the Sunnah, and we do not follow the opinions of the scholars”? Does his statement have any basis, or is his speech invalid?
Answer:
I have clarified this; I have clarified this. People regarding the opinions of the scholars are of two extremes and a middle. One extreme exaggerates in the opinions of the scholars and is extreme in their partisanship, even if they say, “Give us the lion’s share.” The other extreme exaggerates in rejecting them absolutely and does not pay attention to them, even if they are the truth. And one takes the middle path, accepting what is in them of truth and leaving what is in them of error, and this is the correct path. As for us rejecting the opinions of the imams of Islam and the great jurisprudence they left for us, and not benefiting from it, this is an error and misguidance. This is a separation between the Salaf of the Ummah and the Khalaf, cutting the connection between the Khalaf and the Salaf. We benefit from our opinions and take guidance from them because they help us in understanding the Book and the Sunnah, but what we know to be contrary to the evidence, that is what we do not take.
Honorable Shaykh, what is your view of the one who rejects following the scholars and comprehensive study, and says, “We are content with the Book and the Sunnah, and we do not follow the opinions of the scholars”? Does his statement have any basis, or is his speech invalid?
Answer:
I have clarified this; I have clarified this. People regarding the opinions of the scholars are of two extremes and a middle. One extreme exaggerates in the opinions of the scholars and is extreme in their partisanship, even if they say, “Give us the lion’s share.” The other extreme exaggerates in rejecting them absolutely and does not pay attention to them, even if they are the truth. And one takes the middle path, accepting what is in them of truth and leaving what is in them of error, and this is the correct path. As for us rejecting the opinions of the imams of Islam and the great jurisprudence they left for us, and not benefiting from it, this is an error and misguidance. This is a separation between the Salaf of the Ummah and the Khalaf, cutting the connection between the Khalaf and the Salaf. We benefit from our opinions and take guidance from them because they help us in understanding the Book and the Sunnah, but what we know to be contrary to the evidence, that is what we do not take.
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : يا فرقة التنقيص بل يا أمة الدعوى بلا علم ولا عرفان — islamhouse.com (32:05)
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