If the scholars differ on a matter, and each has his evidence, and we are unable to prefer one opinion over the others, what do we do?

The questioner : Your presence, the Shaykh, what do we do in such matters where we find great disagreement among the scholars, and we trust all of these scholars and their religion, and we are unable to determine which of them holds the truth, as each has his evidence? Do we consult our own souls and hearts in accordance with the hadith: , or what do we do? And in these disputed matters regarding gold?

Another questioner : ... such as the issue of gold and others?

The Shaykh : The Shaykh: The answer is that this is not the first matter in which scholars have differed, in the past or the present. If this question had arisen from the general Muslim community who have not been guided by the Book of Allah or the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but rather lived by what they found their fathers and grandfathers doing, or each lived by the school of jurisprudence in which he was raised, then the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and the saying of His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not be a consideration for this general public. If this question had come from such people, it would not be strange. But I think I am in a Salafi community, this Salafi community that has transcended the ignorance that has settled upon the hearts of the masses of Muslims, which is blind following. The Salafis always seek what Allah said and what the Messenger of Allah said. So when the questioner or questioner says: "What do we do? We are confused," we say: You are confused because you did not think about the evidence of those who differ. Otherwise, what is the meaning of the saying of the Lord of the Worlds: ? Does this verse and others mean that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) burdened His servants with what they are unable to do when He asked them to return to the Book of Allah and the hadith of the Messenger of Allah in cases of disagreement and dispute?
So I say with complete clarity: The questioner and others are in doubt about their matter because they have not studied the evidence regarding this specific issue. I have presented an example to you: those who say that gold is permissible absolutely do not apply these hadiths, but rather they nullify them completely. The one who permits gold from the hadiths of the Messenger (peace be upon him) is only a general permission. He says: ... He permitted gold for women as a general permission. Did a specification enter into it or not? This is where jurisprudence lies, and this is where every Muslim man and woman must pause for a moment.