Do the conditions of issuing fatwas apply to women?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh. In your book *Al-Usul min 'Ilm al-Usul* (The Principles of the Science of Principles), you mentioned the conditions for issuing fatwas. Do these conditions apply to women, especially in light of the question asked by the brother Mustafa regarding the phenomenon of issuing fatwas without knowledge?
The Shaykh : The conditions we mentioned in the book of principles apply to both men and women. The default rule is that what is established for men is established for women, and what is established for women is established for men, unless there is evidence to the contrary. This is the default rule, whether from the evidence of the Qur'an or the Sunnah: what is established for men is established for women, and what is established for women is established for men, unless there is evidence to the contrary.
The Shaykh : The conditions we mentioned in the book of principles apply to both men and women. The default rule is that what is established for men is established for women, and what is established for women is established for men, unless there is evidence to the contrary. This is the default rule, whether from the evidence of the Qur'an or the Sunnah: what is established for men is established for women, and what is established for women is established for men, unless there is evidence to the contrary.