What is the ruling on one who consults a shaykh and then asks another?
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The questioner : Hello. Yes. The questioner says: If I ask a shaykh for a fatwa (scholarly legal ruling) and my heart is not at ease with it, may I ask another for a fatwa?
The Shaykh : If she consulted the shaykh because she had no one more knowledgeable than him, and her intention was that if she found someone more knowledgeable, she would ask him, then there is nothing wrong with
The presenter : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : asking another. However, if she asked the person on the condition that what he says is the truth, then she may not ask anyone else. But if she hears from another shaykh who is more knowledgeable than the first a ruling that contradicts the first fatwa, with evidence from the Qur'an or the Sunnah, it is obligatory for her to leave the first fatwa and act on what she heard.
The presenter : May Allah reward you and bless you, with
The Shaykh : peace.
The Shaykh : If she consulted the shaykh because she had no one more knowledgeable than him, and her intention was that if she found someone more knowledgeable, she would ask him, then there is nothing wrong with
The presenter : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : asking another. However, if she asked the person on the condition that what he says is the truth, then she may not ask anyone else. But if she hears from another shaykh who is more knowledgeable than the first a ruling that contradicts the first fatwa, with evidence from the Qur'an or the Sunnah, it is obligatory for her to leave the first fatwa and act on what she heard.
The presenter : May Allah reward you and bless you, with
The Shaykh : peace.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2693- ما حكم من استفتى شيخاً ثم سأل آخر/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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