What is the valid disagreement?
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The questioner : Regarding the disputed human matter. What is the valid disagreement? The disagreement between the valid and some. People come with the nature of disagreement from one side.
The Shaykh : Not every disagreement that comes is considered valid. Rather, it is a disagreement that has a share of consideration. In short, if it has a share of consideration, it is valid. So, what contradicts the consensus of the Salaf, for example, is not valid.
The questioner : But like what some of the states said regarding, for example, people's films.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is valid but it is the weaker position. The word "valid" means: is it a disagreement that transgresses the consensus or not? That is the meaning of valid. The meaning of valid is not that it is looked into; that is, we may look into it and see if it is the stronger or the weaker position. But "not valid" means that we do not look into it at all because it is not valid.
The Shaykh : Not every disagreement that comes is considered valid. Rather, it is a disagreement that has a share of consideration. In short, if it has a share of consideration, it is valid. So, what contradicts the consensus of the Salaf, for example, is not valid.
The questioner : But like what some of the states said regarding, for example, people's films.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is valid but it is the weaker position. The word "valid" means: is it a disagreement that transgresses the consensus or not? That is the meaning of valid. The meaning of valid is not that it is looked into; that is, we may look into it and see if it is the stronger or the weaker position. But "not valid" means that we do not look into it at all because it is not valid.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [732] هل كل خلاف معتبر؟ وما معنى "معتبر"؟ - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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