The Questioner's Responsibility for an Accurate Question

Question

Stating the question correctly is the responsibility of the questioner (mustafti); the mufti’s answer is, after all, composed on the basis of the question [as given]. If someone, having stated the question incorrectly and contrary to fact, obtains an answer from the mufti, he will be a sinner before Allah Most High.

Answer

It is useless to answer the irreligious [la-madhhab] person, because he will not accept any proof — indeed, he does not even accept the existence of Satan. If you yourself have any doubt [on this matter], then say so, and an answer will be given; a most detailed answer to this has been written on [the authority of] al-Baydawi, and disputing with an irreligious person over…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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