The ruling on wearing what is made from the skins of snakes and tigers
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The questioner:
And he said: O Shaykh, I seek Allah's forgiveness. If a person wears what is made from the skins of snakes and tigers, is he qualified by the generality of the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas? Does he have permission?
The Shaykh:
If he is a knowledgeable, independent jurist (mujtahid) and he sees the validity of this opinion and acts upon it, meaning he has reached the conclusion that it is permissible, then there is no harm in his independent reasoning (ijtihad). Or if he asked one of the trusted scholars of knowledge and they issued a ruling for him to that effect, then there is no harm. But if he is ignorant, then it is not permissible for him to do so except after asking the scholars of knowledge. Yes. Indeed. Hmm? Yes.
One does not use anything except after asking. He heard the two opinions but does not know which one is stronger, so he asks; he asks the scholar and the scholar issues a ruling for him. If the scholar issues a ruling for him and he follows his opinion, then there is no harm. The school of the layperson is the school of the one who issued the ruling for him, but on the condition that this mufti is qualified to issue rulings in terms of knowledge and scrupulousness (wara').
And he said: O Shaykh, I seek Allah's forgiveness. If a person wears what is made from the skins of snakes and tigers, is he qualified by the generality of the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas? Does he have permission?
The Shaykh:
If he is a knowledgeable, independent jurist (mujtahid) and he sees the validity of this opinion and acts upon it, meaning he has reached the conclusion that it is permissible, then there is no harm in his independent reasoning (ijtihad). Or if he asked one of the trusted scholars of knowledge and they issued a ruling for him to that effect, then there is no harm. But if he is ignorant, then it is not permissible for him to do so except after asking the scholars of knowledge. Yes. Indeed. Hmm? Yes.
One does not use anything except after asking. He heard the two opinions but does not know which one is stronger, so he asks; he asks the scholar and the scholar issues a ruling for him. If the scholar issues a ruling for him and he follows his opinion, then there is no harm. The school of the layperson is the school of the one who issued the ruling for him, but on the condition that this mufti is qualified to issue rulings in terms of knowledge and scrupulousness (wara').
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب الآنية - 1 — islamhouse.com (8:44)
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