English translation
53. It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'Whoever is given a Fatwa (verdict) that has no basis, then his sin will be upon the one who issued that Fatwa.'" (Hasan)
Hadith 53
Avoiding Individual Opinion And Analogy (With Regard To Matters Of Religion)
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Darussalam · Volume 1
The Book Of The SunnahSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 53 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 20
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Source no. 53 · Volume 1 · Page 125
Hasan
حسن، المشكاة (٢٤٢)
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53 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو هَانِئٍ حُمَيْدُ بْنُ هَانِئٍ الْخَوْلَانِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ أُفْتِيَ بِفُتْيَا غَيْرَ ثَبَتٍ، فَإِنَّمَا إِثْمُهُ عَلَى مَنْ أَفْتَاهُ»
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a. It is the duty of a common man to seek religious opinions from scholars who, in turn, must answer them with proofs from the Qur'an and Ahâdîth. b. Issuing religious edicts and opinions simply on the basis of subjective opinions is an act of sin. The reason being that the questioner puts his faith in the scholar and, if the scholar gives a wrong opinion, the entire responsibility of the action of the questioner will be on the scholar.