What is the ruling on one who rules by other than what Allah has revealed, while interpreting it?
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The questioner : You and your father imagined backbiting.
The Shaykh : Yes. On what basis?
The questioner : You have arrived.
The Shaykh : The one who interprets is a mujtahid (a scholar qualified to derive rulings) if there is a valid basis for his interpretation. If he is correct, he receives two rewards; if he errs, he receives one reward. However, the one referred to is the one who says, "This is the ruling of Allah," but then rules by other than it.
The Shaykh : Yes. On what basis?
The questioner : You have arrived.
The Shaykh : The one who interprets is a mujtahid (a scholar qualified to derive rulings) if there is a valid basis for his interpretation. If he is correct, he receives two rewards; if he errs, he receives one reward. However, the one referred to is the one who says, "This is the ruling of Allah," but then rules by other than it.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 4054 - 4600 ما حكم من حكم بغير ما أنزل الله متأولاً؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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