Clarification of the Stronger Position on the Issue of Whether Every Mujtahid Is Correct
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The Shaykh : The correct view is that not every mujtahid is correct. The correct view is that it is certain that not every mujtahid is correct, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan an-Nasa'i 5381Sahih (Darussalam) This is an explicit text that the mujtahid may be correct and may err. So how can we say that every mujtahid is correct when the two opinions contradict each other? Is this anything but combining opposites? Therefore, the opinion that every mujtahid is correct is an invalid opinion in reality. Yes, every mujtahid is correct in the sense that he exerted effort and did what was within his capacity to grasp the truth; he is correct from this perspective. But as for being correct regarding the truth that is with Allah, that is not the case. Not every mujtahid is correct.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: The chapter on the differences in sales.
The Shaykh : The chapter on what?
The student: Sales.
The Shaykh : What?
The student: The chapter on the differences in sales?
The Shaykh : The branches?
The student: No, sales.
The Shaykh : Sales? No, it is a mistake in the form of the diversity.
If a judge passes judgment and strives to reach the right conclusion and gets it right, he will have two rewards; if he strives to reach the right conclusion but gets it wrong, he will still have one reward.
إذا حكم الحاكم فاجتهد فأصاب فله أجران وإن أخطأ فله أجرThe student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: The chapter on the differences in sales.
The Shaykh : The chapter on what?
The student: Sales.
The Shaykh : What?
The student: The chapter on the differences in sales?
The Shaykh : The branches?
The student: No, sales.
The Shaykh : Sales? No, it is a mistake in the form of the diversity.