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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the course of action when scholars disagree on contemporary issues?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if scholars disagree on a contemporary matter, what is the course of action in that?

Answer:
One must act according to the one who has the evidence. Yes. We have a scale, praise be to Allah, in the Book and the Sunnah; that is the scale.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4394- 4717] ما العمل عند اختلاف العلماء في المسائل المعاصرة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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