A person should follow the majority when scholars disagree

Question : Now, do we say after this: If the majority of scholars are on a certain opinion, should one follow that opinion?

Answer : The answer is yes. It is recommended that if scholars disagree and the majority is on a certain opinion, one should follow the majority, unless it becomes clear to him that the truth lies with the dissenting opinion, in which case he should follow the truth. This is because the opinion of the majority is closer to the truth than the opinion of the minority, as is apparent. For this reason, the scholars in hadith and they call the one who opposes the majority a shadhdh (anomalous) and do not act upon it. So the conclusion is that a person should exercise caution to the extent he is able, just as a sick person, if he falls ill and there are doctors in the town, whom does he follow? He follows the most knowledgeable of them, the one closest to diagnosing the disease and prescribing the cure, and the one with the most experience, as is observed. And Allah knows best.