The Shaykh al-Islam said: If a person makes a mistake, Allah rewards him. Is it permissible to exercise independent legal reasoning in these matters?
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The questioner : The Shaykh al-Islam mentioned, saying: “If the one exercising independent legal reasoning makes a mistake, Allah rewards him”.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is it permissible to exercise independent legal reasoning in these matters, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Perhaps, perhaps it is a layperson who does not know and thinks that this is better, or for example, he had a scholar whose opinion he followed. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is it permissible to exercise independent legal reasoning in these matters, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Perhaps, perhaps it is a layperson who does not know and thinks that this is better, or for example, he had a scholar whose opinion he followed. Yes.