How valid is the statement that one who follows the dispensations of scholars becomes a heretic?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh. How valid is the statement that one who follows the dispensations of jurists becomes a heretic?
The Shaykh : Some scholars stated this, saying that the one who follows dispensations becomes a heretic. Why? Because the one who follows dispensations does not worship Allah, but rather worships his own desires, and he makes the religion a toy in his hand. He asks this scholar, considering him the intermediary between himself and the Shari'ah of Allah, and believing that what the scholar says is the truth. If he likes it, it is truth; if he does not like it, he leaves it and goes to another to give him a ruling that is easier. If that one gives him an easier ruling that is also not permissible for him—yes, what?—he goes to a third, a fourth, and a fifth until he comes to one who gives him a ruling and says that intoxicants are lawful! He says, "This is what this scholar said!" Do you understand? This is the viewpoint of some scholars, and they said that this is following one's desires. And there is no doubt that it is following one's desires, but whether it reaches the level of heresy is a matter of consideration. Therefore, the correct statement is that the one who follows dispensations commits open sin, meaning he becomes an open sinner. It is obligatory for a person not to play with the religion of Allah. If he asks a scholar in whom he has confidence regarding his knowledge and his trustworthiness, and that what he says is the Shari'ah, he must adhere to it. The scholars said that it is not permissible for him to ask anyone else. Yes, right, no, this... here, here, here, the first one, the first one.
The Shaykh : Some scholars stated this, saying that the one who follows dispensations becomes a heretic. Why? Because the one who follows dispensations does not worship Allah, but rather worships his own desires, and he makes the religion a toy in his hand. He asks this scholar, considering him the intermediary between himself and the Shari'ah of Allah, and believing that what the scholar says is the truth. If he likes it, it is truth; if he does not like it, he leaves it and goes to another to give him a ruling that is easier. If that one gives him an easier ruling that is also not permissible for him—yes, what?—he goes to a third, a fourth, and a fifth until he comes to one who gives him a ruling and says that intoxicants are lawful! He says, "This is what this scholar said!" Do you understand? This is the viewpoint of some scholars, and they said that this is following one's desires. And there is no doubt that it is following one's desires, but whether it reaches the level of heresy is a matter of consideration. Therefore, the correct statement is that the one who follows dispensations commits open sin, meaning he becomes an open sinner. It is obligatory for a person not to play with the religion of Allah. If he asks a scholar in whom he has confidence regarding his knowledge and his trustworthiness, and that what he says is the Shari'ah, he must adhere to it. The scholars said that it is not permissible for him to ask anyone else. Yes, right, no, this... here, here, here, the first one, the first one.