Response to Ma'qil ibn Sinan's statement regarding the delegated judge
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, it is reported that 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) rejected the statement of Ma'qil ibn Sinan regarding the delegated judge. Why is that?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
It is reported that 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) rejected the statement of Ma'qil ibn Sinan regarding the delegated judge.
The Shaykh:
This is an ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) of 'Ali. As long as Ma'qil ibn Sinan is narrating from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), what is narrated from the Messenger of Allah takes precedence over the ijtihad of the mujtahid (a scholar qualified to derive rulings).
Honorable Shaykh, it is reported that 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) rejected the statement of Ma'qil ibn Sinan regarding the delegated judge. Why is that?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
It is reported that 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) rejected the statement of Ma'qil ibn Sinan regarding the delegated judge.
The Shaykh:
This is an ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) of 'Ali. As long as Ma'qil ibn Sinan is narrating from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), what is narrated from the Messenger of Allah takes precedence over the ijtihad of the mujtahid (a scholar qualified to derive rulings).
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب عشرة النساء — islamhouse.com (1:05:53)
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