In our day, is it permissible to hold a view other than one of the views held by the Companions?
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The questioner : Regarding a specific issue among the Companions, and this issue recurs in our day, is it permissible to hold a view other than one of the views they held?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : It is not permissible. Can you clarify this a bit? For example, from the statements of the Salaf, who said this?
The Shaykh : Ibn Taymiyyah said.
The questioner : Ibn Taymiyyah. I heard that Imam al-Shafi'i, Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Imam Malik, and Imam Abu Hanifah, I think, said this.
The Shaykh : I said this is a necessity, because whoever brings a third opinion, when there are two opinions in the issue, brings a third opinion that contradicts the Muslims and follows a path other than theirs. There is no doubt about this.
The questioner : I heard some people say that if an issue is one of ijtihad, it is permissible for us to exercise ijtihad as they did.
The Shaykh : No, absolutely not. One should exercise ijtihad only within the limits of the old scholarly disagreement, and nothing more.
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : It is not permissible. Can you clarify this a bit? For example, from the statements of the Salaf, who said this?
The Shaykh : Ibn Taymiyyah said.
The questioner : Ibn Taymiyyah. I heard that Imam al-Shafi'i, Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Imam Malik, and Imam Abu Hanifah, I think, said this.
The Shaykh : I said this is a necessity, because whoever brings a third opinion, when there are two opinions in the issue, brings a third opinion that contradicts the Muslims and follows a path other than theirs. There is no doubt about this.
The questioner : I heard some people say that if an issue is one of ijtihad, it is permissible for us to exercise ijtihad as they did.
The Shaykh : No, absolutely not. One should exercise ijtihad only within the limits of the old scholarly disagreement, and nothing more.
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