Is taking the easier of the fatwas a form of following one's desires?
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Question:
If a person who follows a scholar without independent reasoning (mقلid) follows one scholar in a specific issue, while other scholars hold a different opinion, and he follows the one who holds the easier opinion, is this following one's desires?
Answer:
Following one's desires is not permissible. He must seek out the one who is more God-fearing and more scrupulous, so that he may follow him if he is unable to derive the ruling himself.
Q: For example, some groups have been shown the path of the Sunnah and the methodology, but they are determined to follow the group?
A: The one who follows his desires will have his share of Allah's warning. He must fear Allah and follow what he sees to be closest to the truth. If he is a layperson, he should look at the scholars, and follow the one who he feels is closest to goodness and most God-fearing.
If a person who follows a scholar without independent reasoning (mقلid) follows one scholar in a specific issue, while other scholars hold a different opinion, and he follows the one who holds the easier opinion, is this following one's desires?
Answer:
Following one's desires is not permissible. He must seek out the one who is more God-fearing and more scrupulous, so that he may follow him if he is unable to derive the ruling himself.
Q: For example, some groups have been shown the path of the Sunnah and the methodology, but they are determined to follow the group?
A: The one who follows his desires will have his share of Allah's warning. He must fear Allah and follow what he sees to be closest to the truth. If he is a layperson, he should look at the scholars, and follow the one who he feels is closest to goodness and most God-fearing.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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