What is the meaning of the scholars' statement: "In the most correct of the two opinions of the scholars"?
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The questioner : This is said by Idris ibn 'Umar al-Din, or al-Rin, yes, al-Din, Idris ibn 'Umar al-Din,
The Shaykh : Do you mean your grandfather's name is al-Din? Huh? Huh? It is a compound name, 'Umar al-Din, 'Umar or 'Umar? But they drop the mīm? 'Umar al-Din, well, in any case, names are not changed, nor do we look for a better name than this. Well,
The questioner : He asks: What is the meaning of some scholars' statement: "In the most correct of the two opinions of the scholars"?
The Shaykh : It means that the scholar speaks and says, "This is forbidden in the most correct of the two opinions of the scholars." This means that there are two opinions, and the most correct one is the one he mentioned. Do you understand? Huh? Yes. This is most common in the speech of the Shaykh who is speaking, for example, in the words of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him). He would say, for example, "This is obligatory in the most correct of the two opinions." So the issue has two opinions, and the most correct one in his view is the one he mentioned.
The Shaykh : Do you mean your grandfather's name is al-Din? Huh? Huh? It is a compound name, 'Umar al-Din, 'Umar or 'Umar? But they drop the mīm? 'Umar al-Din, well, in any case, names are not changed, nor do we look for a better name than this. Well,
The questioner : He asks: What is the meaning of some scholars' statement: "In the most correct of the two opinions of the scholars"?
The Shaykh : It means that the scholar speaks and says, "This is forbidden in the most correct of the two opinions of the scholars." This means that there are two opinions, and the most correct one is the one he mentioned. Do you understand? Huh? Yes. This is most common in the speech of the Shaykh who is speaking, for example, in the words of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him). He would say, for example, "This is obligatory in the most correct of the two opinions." So the issue has two opinions, and the most correct one in his view is the one he mentioned.
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