Question: What are the principles when transmitting
Fatwaas and is it an obligation to transmit what the scholar said to those who
have not heard it?
Shaykh 'Abdul-Kareem bin 'Abdullah al-Khudayr
[May Allaah Preserve him], Member of Permenant Committee of Senior Scholars,
Saudi Arabia, answered:
The principle is that they must be precise in what
they transmit. It is not permitted to transmit something that was not intended
by the one giving the Fatwaa, as is abundant in those who transmit Fatawaa.
It upon the person to transmit it with accuracy in
wording not changing any of the words.
If the one transmitting is someone that understands
the more proufound message, then it is permitted for this person (only) to
transmit it via meaning, however if one doesn’t have this capability, they must
transmit it in precise wording. Some of them change the initial intent of the
Fatwaa by narrating what they heard via meaning and this is not permissible.
Yes, if someone knows for
certain that a particular Shaykh has issued a Fatwaa then it is obligatory for
this person to transmit it on to those who it may concern, especially if he
fears that the Fatwaa will be left neglected.
[Averseness in Seeking Knowledge in Times
of Trials and Tests (العزوف عن طلب العلم في زمن الفتن)
39-41mins]
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