Do we follow the statement of a Companion if no one is known to have opposed him?
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The questioner : Well, the interpretation of the Companions, and no one is known to have opposed them...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And no one is known to have opposed them.
The Shaykh : No, absolutely not. As long as there is no consensus, and as long as we have the wording of the hadith that suffices, we do not follow the statement of the Companions.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And no one is known to have opposed them.
The Shaykh : No, absolutely not. As long as there is no consensus, and as long as we have the wording of the hadith that suffices, we do not follow the statement of the Companions.