Engaging in ijtihaad

Reference: https://twitter.com/Dawah16/status/1056604079403745280


al-Mabsoot – v16, p69

as-Sarkhasee said:

Not to engage in ijtihaad (qualified independent reasoning) when required, is [considered] at the [same] level of engaging in ijtihaad (qualified independent reasoning) when not required.

He is a graduate of the Islaamic University of Madeenah, having graduated from the Institute of Arabic Language, and later the Faculty of Sharee'ah in 2004. He currently resides in Birmingham, UK.