Is it permissible to refer someone to a specific scholar?

The questioner : The issue of referring a case to a specific scholar, as mentioned in *Bulugh al-Maram*, where one of the Companions, and I think it was Sa'id ibn al-Khattab, was asked about a case of inheritance and referred it to a scholar of the Sunnah, saying:

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : Even though those who do not possess knowledge may not have that state upon them.

The Shaykh : It is not that Abu Musa issued a fatwa without knowledge. Abu Musa himself issued a fatwa in Baghdad.

The questioner : But it is not much, meaning. Yes. It is not much.

The Shaykh : We do not get angry, we do not know.

The questioner : That is why the scholars would rush to one another.

The Shaykh : They would rush, saying, "Go to someone else," it is not necessary to say, "Go to so-and-so." Also, Ibn Mas'ud was the companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he was among the jurists of the Companions and their mufti.