Tell us about the conditions that must be met by a mufti?
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The questioner : And we are discussing the fatwa, O honorable Shaykh. There must be certain conditions that a mufti must meet. Please tell us about them as well?
The Shaykh : Yes. The conditions for a mufti are that he must be well-versed in the majority of the opinions of the scholars and well-versed in the scriptural evidence for the ruling he is issuing. As for mere conjecture and taqlid (following a scholar without knowing his evidence), one does not issue a fatwa based on that. However, if there is no mujtahid (a scholar qualified to derive rulings) available and a person is unable to perform ijtihad (independent legal reasoning), but he is among the students of knowledge who know what the scholars have written, then there is no blame on him for issuing a fatwa based on taqlid out of necessity. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This is Adel Fathi from the Arab Republic of Egypt, residing in Jordan. He says:
The Shaykh : Yes. The conditions for a mufti are that he must be well-versed in the majority of the opinions of the scholars and well-versed in the scriptural evidence for the ruling he is issuing. As for mere conjecture and taqlid (following a scholar without knowing his evidence), one does not issue a fatwa based on that. However, if there is no mujtahid (a scholar qualified to derive rulings) available and a person is unable to perform ijtihad (independent legal reasoning), but he is among the students of knowledge who know what the scholars have written, then there is no blame on him for issuing a fatwa based on taqlid out of necessity. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This is Adel Fathi from the Arab Republic of Egypt, residing in Jordan. He says: