What is the ruling on one who refuses to ask scholars on the grounds that he knows the ruling?
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The questioner : May Allah forgive us and you, O honorable Shaykh: What is the ruling on one who refuses to ask scholars on the grounds that he knows and cites the saying of Allah the Exalted: [An-Nahl 16:43] and says: It is not permissible for me to ask because I know this ruling. What is the ruling on that? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : This is correct if he is truthful in his claim that he is knowledgeable; there is no need for him to ask the scholars.
The questioner : He does not have knowledge, I mean.
The Shaykh : As for if he does not have knowledge, then Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) will hold him accountable for his action. I mean, if a person knows that eating camel meat invalidates his ablution, do we say to him, "Go, ask the scholars"? We do not say that. But if he says, "No, camel meat does not invalidate the ablution, and I know that, and I am not one to ask the scholars," then that is the danger: that he claims for himself what he does not possess. But if he truly knows, there is no need to ask. Yes.
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فاسألوا أهل الذكر إن كنتم لا تعلمونThe Shaykh : This is correct if he is truthful in his claim that he is knowledgeable; there is no need for him to ask the scholars.
The questioner : He does not have knowledge, I mean.
The Shaykh : As for if he does not have knowledge, then Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) will hold him accountable for his action. I mean, if a person knows that eating camel meat invalidates his ablution, do we say to him, "Go, ask the scholars"? We do not say that. But if he says, "No, camel meat does not invalidate the ablution, and I know that, and I am not one to ask the scholars," then that is the danger: that he claims for himself what he does not possess. But if he truly knows, there is no need to ask. Yes.