The honorable Shaykh mentioned that if one hears something in the sermon and wishes to ask about it, he is not bound by it
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The questioner : The honorable Shaykh mentioned that if one hears something in the sermon and wishes to ask about it, he is not bound by it. So it is as if one of the listeners were to say: What is the benefit of the sermon if we do not adhere to it and apply it as it was delivered?
The Shaykh : Yes, the benefit is that when I hear it, I benefit from it. I benefit from it, without a doubt.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But that it is binding on me, no, because the one delivering the sermon is not infallible; he may err and he may be correct. And if the preacher is trusted by the listeners, they will take his words as he stated them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But that does not mean he is like the one who issues a fatwa, because my presence before a man and my seeking his fatwa means that I am bound by his statement and believe that it is the truth.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But my hearing a preacher delivering a sermon or a preacher speaking does not mean that I am bound by what he says. Rather, if I have a doubt about what he says, I have the right to ask. This is the difference between the listener and the one seeking a fatwa.
The questioner : Yes, well done. His third question says.
The Shaykh : Yes, the benefit is that when I hear it, I benefit from it. I benefit from it, without a doubt.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But that it is binding on me, no, because the one delivering the sermon is not infallible; he may err and he may be correct. And if the preacher is trusted by the listeners, they will take his words as he stated them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But that does not mean he is like the one who issues a fatwa, because my presence before a man and my seeking his fatwa means that I am bound by his statement and believe that it is the truth.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But my hearing a preacher delivering a sermon or a preacher speaking does not mean that I am bound by what he says. Rather, if I have a doubt about what he says, I have the right to ask. This is the difference between the listener and the one seeking a fatwa.
The questioner : Yes, well done. His third question says.