I wish to walk the correct path, but I encounter disagreements among the scholars; what is the solution?
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Question : I am a young man, like many other young men, who wishes to walk the correct path to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), but due to this state of affairs regarding the door of opinion among the groups, [it is difficult] to know what is correct regarding the path to Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
Answer : And I see that the closest path is for the young man to keep close to a scholar from among the cultured scholars. He should keep close to him and learn from him, and not scatter himself between this one and that one, because scattering wastes time and deprives a person of results. It is a mistake for a person to have a shaykh in the morning and a shaykh in the evening, and to have a different opinion every day; this wastes his time. Therefore, what a person should do is settle on the best shaykh he sees in his country and continue with him.
Answer : And I see that the closest path is for the young man to keep close to a scholar from among the cultured scholars. He should keep close to him and learn from him, and not scatter himself between this one and that one, because scattering wastes time and deprives a person of results. It is a mistake for a person to have a shaykh in the morning and a shaykh in the evening, and to have a different opinion every day; this wastes his time. Therefore, what a person should do is settle on the best shaykh he sees in his country and continue with him.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 65 - 79 أرغب بالسير في طريق صحيح لكن تصادفني الاختلافات بين العلماء فما هو الحل؟ - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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