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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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I asked some scholars about an issue, and they answered me that it is not permissible, but I had some reservations about the answer.

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The questioner : The Shaykh said: I asked some scholars about an issue, and they answered me that it is not permissible. I had some reservations about the answer. Then I went to a person I knew was more knowledgeable and more established in knowledge, and who was known for his scholarship. I asked him the same question, and he answered that this thing is permissible. Does my action count as seeking out dispensations?

The Shaykh : If the questioner did not feel reassured by the scholar's answer because it did not suit his desires, and he asked someone else, then this is seeking out dispensations. But if he did not feel reassured because he thought the ruling contradicted the Shari'ah, then there is no harm in asking and being cautious with his religion. The issue requires detail: sometimes you do not feel reassured by a fatwa because it did not suit your desires. It is not permissible for you to ask another scholar in that case. And sometimes you think the man made a mistake and that the correct ruling is contrary to his statement. Then there is no harm in asking someone else whom you see as more knowledgeable. Yes.
Source alathar.net

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