What is the ruling on the fatwa and statement of a Companion?
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Question:
Is the fatwa or statement of a Companion to be followed if there is a contradiction? Is it a proof?
Answer:
Yes, if there is no contradiction from the Companions and nothing in the Sunnah that contradicts it, yes; because they are the most knowledgeable people regarding the Shari'ah.
According to a group of scholars, his statement is a proof if no one else contradicts it.
Q: Is it considered consensus?
The Shaykh: It may be called tacit consensus.
Q: Is the fatwa of a scholar or a follower of the Companions not given precedence over the fatwa of a Companion?
The Shaykh: No, the explicit text is given precedence. If an explicit text comes that contradicts it, that is the case. As for the fatwa of the Companions, it is given precedence over those who came after them, except if there is an explicit text that takes precedence over all of them. If a hadith is found, it is given precedence over all of them.
Is the fatwa or statement of a Companion to be followed if there is a contradiction? Is it a proof?
Answer:
Yes, if there is no contradiction from the Companions and nothing in the Sunnah that contradicts it, yes; because they are the most knowledgeable people regarding the Shari'ah.
According to a group of scholars, his statement is a proof if no one else contradicts it.
Q: Is it considered consensus?
The Shaykh: It may be called tacit consensus.
Q: Is the fatwa of a scholar or a follower of the Companions not given precedence over the fatwa of a Companion?
The Shaykh: No, the explicit text is given precedence. If an explicit text comes that contradicts it, that is the case. As for the fatwa of the Companions, it is given precedence over those who came after them, except if there is an explicit text that takes precedence over all of them. If a hadith is found, it is given precedence over all of them.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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