What is prescribed for a Muslim when there are multiple scholarly rulings?

Question:
If more than one ruling is issued on an issue by scholars whose knowledge is trusted, what is the ruling on following more than one ruling at different times?

Answer:
If multiple rulings are issued, a student of knowledge should not rush. If he is a student of knowledge, he should consider them and look for the one closest to the evidence and follow it. He should look for the one closest to the evidence and follow it, or consult someone he sees among the scholars of knowledge until he guides him to what is closest to the evidence. He should not rush, because the truth is one and does not multiply.
So if the ruling is multiplied and differs, consider it and do not rush if you are among the scholars of knowledge. Otherwise, present it to someone you see among the scholars of knowledge, whom you see as closer to knowledge and closer to jurisprudence than some of the muftis, until he guides you to what is correct. Do not rush in matters.