about taking advantage of the scholars' dispensations.

The questioner : Shaykh, may I ask you a question about following the schools of jurisprudence?

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : Following the schools of jurisprudence.

The Shaykh : Following what?

The questioner : The schools of jurisprudence regarding acts of worship and transactions. As for the issue of divorce, is it measured by the standards of acts of worship and transactions, or, for example, a person follows the old opinion of al-Shafi'i, and then it is said to him, "This is the new opinion of al-Shafi'i, so you are following the old one"? Or, for example, a person follows the opinion of Ibn Taymiyyah regarding praying without ritual purity if he fears the time will pass, and he adopts his statement and opinion? Or he takes the opinion of Ibn Hazm regarding the hand drum, and he takes the opinion of the other scholars because he adopted the opinions of these scholars? May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : I did not understand his question.
Al-Halabi : Nor did I, Shaykh?
Al-'Awaisah : I mean, Shaykh, is there an issue of not retracting in the case of divorce, or is it in other acts of worship?

The Shaykh : What do you mean by "lengthen your patience"? How?

The questioner : Al-'Awaisah : I mean, specifically regarding the issue of not retracting in the case of divorce, he is asking whether this applies to all other rulings. He is asking in this way.

The Shaykh : Did you understand the previous statement?

The questioner : Yes, I understood.

The Shaykh : Okay, if a person adopts an opinion regarding divorce, and then he finds another opinion that he considers more correct than the first, what do we agree on?

The questioner : That he follows the first one.

The Shaykh : Okay, and the same applies to all Islamic legal rulings.

The questioner : Okay, some of the brothers take the opinion of Ibn Hazm regarding the hand drum, or the opinion of Ibn Taymiyyah regarding praying without ritual purity, because...

The Shaykh : Why?

The questioner : Because he adopts his statement.

The Shaykh : Why did he adopt it? May Allah guide you. The question is: why did he adopt it?

The questioner : He was convinced by it, for example, he saw that he is the most knowledgeable of people or the most pious of people.

The Shaykh : Is Ibn Hazm the most knowledgeable of people, or are the four Imams?The questioner : For example, the opinion of Ibn Taymiyyah in his view.

The Shaykh : May Allah guide you, May Allah guide you, May Allah guide you.

The questioner : The four Imams, of course.

The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. Why did he leave the opinion of the four Imams and take the opinion of Ibn Hazm?

The questioner : Desire.

The Shaykh : Ah, this is what we are afraid of. Glory be to You, O Allah, with Your praise. I bear witness that there is no deity but You. I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.
Abu Layla : We have a suggestion, perhaps you will agree with it, Shaykh. That this door, which is not important, be moved to your room. It is moved there initially, or that another door be made.

The Shaykh : No, stick with the second one, not the first one.
Abu Layla : This door is moved there.

The Shaykh : No, stick with the first one, the second one, not the first one. Leave this one and put a door there.
Abu Layla : Yes, that would be gentler and better from me, and the whole area would be improved.
Al-Halabi : And it would be more comfortableAbu Layla : from the sound of the door.

The Shaykh : Glory be to You, O Allah, with Your praise. I bear witness that there is no deity but You. I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.