The ruling on one who issues a fatwa without knowledge
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Question:
And he says, may Allah preserve you, is it analogous to that for one who is asked and issues a fatwa without knowledge, thereby causing harm to something of that nature?
Answer:
This is haram. This is greater than shirk (associating partners with Allah).[Al-Baqarah 2:169] It is not permissible. One does not issue a fatwa unless Allah has obligated him to do so, and one does not enter into it except in cases of dire necessity, when no one more knowledgeable than him is available and he has knowledge of the answer. Then it is permissible. Yes.
And he says, may Allah preserve you, is it analogous to that for one who is asked and issues a fatwa without knowledge, thereby causing harm to something of that nature?
Answer:
This is haram. This is greater than shirk (associating partners with Allah).
and to say about Allah what you do not know.
وَأَن تَقُولُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1919 -3022] ما صحة ما ذكره أهل العلم أن الحجام والطبيب يضمنان إذا لم يكونا حاذقين؟ — youtube.com (0:25)
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