The Ruling on Responding to a Scholar
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Question:
He asks: Is it obligatory for one who wants to respond to a scholar on an issue to be a scholar like him, or is it sufficient for him to be well-versed in the specific issue he wants to address?
Answer:
One who does not have knowledge should leave the response to the scholars and ask them: Is this scholar’s statement wrong or correct? If they say it is wrong, he should ask them to respond to him, and he should not respond to him himself, as his knowledge is limited.
He asks: Is it obligatory for one who wants to respond to a scholar on an issue to be a scholar like him, or is it sufficient for him to be well-versed in the specific issue he wants to address?
Answer:
One who does not have knowledge should leave the response to the scholars and ask them: Is this scholar’s statement wrong or correct? If they say it is wrong, he should ask them to respond to him, and he should not respond to him himself, as his knowledge is limited.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يلزم من أراد أن يرد على عالم في مسألة أن يكون عالما مثله أو يكفي أن يكون ضابطا للمسألة التي... — youtube.com
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