Following Dispensations and Taking the Easier Option
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Question:
This questioner, Hamzah, says: What is the Shaykh’s opinion regarding some people who follow dispensations and take the easier of the rulings of the Shari'ah?
Answer:
One does not take dispensations merely because they are easier for him and he leaves off the default rulings. Dispensations are only taken when there is a need for them. The dispensations of the Shari'ah, such as shortening the prayer while traveling, or breaking the fast in Ramadan, are Shari'ah dispensations that are taken when there is a need for them. As for the dispensations that are the opinions of scholars, which they call dispensations, these are not Shari'ah dispensations. These are matters of scholarly disagreement, and one takes what is supported by evidence. Yes.
This questioner, Hamzah, says: What is the Shaykh’s opinion regarding some people who follow dispensations and take the easier of the rulings of the Shari'ah?
Answer:
One does not take dispensations merely because they are easier for him and he leaves off the default rulings. Dispensations are only taken when there is a need for them. The dispensations of the Shari'ah, such as shortening the prayer while traveling, or breaking the fast in Ramadan, are Shari'ah dispensations that are taken when there is a need for them. As for the dispensations that are the opinions of scholars, which they call dispensations, these are not Shari'ah dispensations. These are matters of scholarly disagreement, and one takes what is supported by evidence. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (080) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-02-25] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (53:30)
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