The Error of the Saying: (Every Mujtahid Is Correct)
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The Error of the Saying: (Every Mujtahid Is Correct)]
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Is it necessary that every mujtahid is correct? And is it necessary that every correct person is sincere, and every sincere person is correct, or is this not necessary?
No,Some scholars say: Every mujtahid is correct, and this in its absolute sense is not correct; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) divided the mujtahids into two categories and said: (When a judge rules and strives, and he is correct, he has two rewards, and if he rules and errs, he has one reward) This is clear in the detail that some of the mujtahids are correct and some err, but the one who errs may be correct from another angle, which is if he strives and exerts effort, and reaches a result, but this result is wrong in the ruling of Allah, then he is correct in his ijtihad, his effort, and his seeking of the truth, but he is wrong in the ruling. Then, hitting the mark in the ruling is success from Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and one may be granted success in hitting the mark in the ruling who is not among those qualified for ijtihad, or whose intention is not pure, but whoever has a pure intention is on the right path whether he is correct or errs.
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Is it necessary that every mujtahid is correct? And is it necessary that every correct person is sincere, and every sincere person is correct, or is this not necessary?
No,Some scholars say: Every mujtahid is correct, and this in its absolute sense is not correct; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) divided the mujtahids into two categories and said: (When a judge rules and strives, and he is correct, he has two rewards, and if he rules and errs, he has one reward) This is clear in the detail that some of the mujtahids are correct and some err, but the one who errs may be correct from another angle, which is if he strives and exerts effort, and reaches a result, but this result is wrong in the ruling of Allah, then he is correct in his ijtihad, his effort, and his seeking of the truth, but he is wrong in the ruling. Then, hitting the mark in the ruling is success from Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and one may be granted success in hitting the mark in the ruling who is not among those qualified for ijtihad, or whose intention is not pure, but whoever has a pure intention is on the right path whether he is correct or errs.