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Shaykh ʿArafāt ibn Ḥasan: "Is it allowed to use as proof a ḥadīth that was declared weak by some scholars and declared authentic by others? When it comes to this topic, the student of knowledge should do ijtihād. And he should look into this ḥadīth, gather its different reports (turuq) and look into the narrators, after which he comes to a conclusion. He should study and investigate it. If he is not able to do that, and he says: "I don't have the ability to do ijtihād in this issue, so what do I do?" We say: follow (i.e. do taqlīd of) the scholar who is more knowledgeable. Look to the one that is more knowledgeable on this topic, on this ḥadīth specifically, look to who declared it weak and who declared it authentic. Then you follow [the opinion of] the one who is more knowledgeable, and you are excused in that case. So if you have followed the one that is more knowledgeable, then you are excused in that case. But the affair shouldn't be according to one's desires; meaning that sometimes you follow this one, and other times you follow that one. Rather, you should follow the one that is more knowledgeable (on this topic), and proceed based upon that." (Translated by: Yāsīn ibn Jamāl)
