Verses from the Qur'an and hadiths that are clear in themselves and do not require explanation; is it obligatory for the Muslim to wait for the ruling on them?

The questioner : One of the brothers asks, saying: There are, I mean, verses from the Noble Qur'an and hadiths from the hadiths of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that are clear in themselves and do not require explanation. Is it obligatory for the Muslim, when he is presented with a verse—or a hadith whose meaning he understands and which does not admit of other meanings—to wait and not understand anything of the verse or the hadith until he knows the position of the righteous Salaf regarding this verse and hadith?

The Shaykh : This, without a doubt, varies from person to person. If, for example,The questioner : he is one of the great scholars of the Muslims, knowledgeable in the science of language, the Book, and the Sunnah; because knowing the verses that come—for example—in a single topic helps a man to discern the intended meaning of one of those verses. This is not the case for one who stops at a verse without the other verses related to it. Likewise, knowing what came in the Sunnah greatly helps the one who wants to understand a verse correctly. So if he intends such scholars, then yes, it is permissible for them to understand, and they should not refrain from understanding except when it appears to them that there might be something. As for any person who hears a verse and interprets it with what he has, without having these skills and abilities; these people are not permitted to interpret the Qur'an. This is the interpretation that is called interpretation by opinion, and it is blameworthy by the consensus of the scholars. Some hadiths have come regarding it, even though there is weakness in their chains; such as , and in the other hadith: , which contains this warning, even though we do not assert its attribution to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). But the scholars are in agreement that it is not permissible for a Muslim to interpret the Qur'an by his opinion.
Summary of the answer: If he isThe questioner : one of the people of knowledge; then it is permissible for them to interpret the Qur'an with what appears to them regarding the knowledge of the Book and the Sunnah. As for the general people; the ruling on this is well known in the Noble Qur'an when the Lord of the Worlds says in the verse that He made a methodology for people on how to gain deep understanding in the religion; when He said (Mighty and Majestic): , soThe questioner : if he is one of the people of knowledge—and they are the people of knowledge of the Book and the Sunnah—the answer is what has preceded: it is permissible for them to interpret the Qur'an with what appears to them from knowledge. But if they are the other group who are obligated to ask the people of knowledge ; they should ask the people of knowledge, and it is not permissible for him to interpret the Qur'an by his opinion. This is the summary of the answer.