He also says in the third part of the question: Is it obligatory for a Muslim to adopt a specific school of jurisprudence from these schools?
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The questioner : He also says in the third part of this question: Is it obligatory for a Muslim to adopt a specific school of jurisprudence from these schools?
The Shaykh : The correct view is that it is not obligatory for any Muslim to adopt a school from these schools; rather, it is obligatory for him to adopt what is indicated by the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). However, if he is not qualified for that—meaning, he is not qualified to derive rulings from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)—then he must ask the scholars, whether they are affiliated with these schools or not, and ask them so that he may act according to what they say, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[An-Nahl 16:43].
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is what is obligatory for him if he is unable to reach the knowledge of the truth by himself from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); then it is obligatory for him to ask those among the scholars in whom he has confidence.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : The correct view is that it is not obligatory for any Muslim to adopt a school from these schools; rather, it is obligatory for him to adopt what is indicated by the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). However, if he is not qualified for that—meaning, he is not qualified to derive rulings from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)—then he must ask the scholars, whether they are affiliated with these schools or not, and ask them so that he may act according to what they say, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
So ask the people of the message if you do not know.
فَاسْأَلوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لا تَعْلَمُونَThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is what is obligatory for him if he is unable to reach the knowledge of the truth by himself from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); then it is obligatory for him to ask those among the scholars in whom he has confidence.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.