1 – It is not permitted for the Mujtahid to follow the Rukhas within the Madhaahib and that is because he is capable of outweighing the opinion that he views to be correct. He is bound to follow that which he believes most likely (Ghalab ‘Alaa Zhannihi) to be the Sawaab (correct view) whilst it is not permissible for him to follow other than that. That is with the exception of the specific circumstances or cases that we have previously mentioned in relation to the changing of the Ijtihaad.

2 – If the action of the Al-Muqallid Al-Mutabbi’u, who adopts the Hukm alongside its Daleel, has connected to a Hukm of a Mas’alah i.e. he has undertaken the action based upon a specific Hukm, it is not permissible for him to leave this Hukm except through a Shar’iy outweighing, like through the strength of the evidence or the level of the knowledge of the Mujtahid.

3 – If the action of the Muqallid Al-‘Aammiy, who adopts the Hukm without its Daleel, has connected to a Hukm of a Mas’alah, it is not permitted for him to leave this Hukm for a different one within the same Mas’alah, whether the second Hukm was lighter or heavier in respect to the Takleef (legal responsibility). As for before his acting upon the Hukm, that he has enquired about, then it is for him to choose from the Ahkaam Ash-Shar’iyah presented before him within a single Mas’alah (issue), the Hukm that he wants to.

Therefore, the Mukallaf leaving the Hukm that his action has been connected to, to adopt another Hukm for the same action, is not permitted except in the cases or circumstances that we have mentioned in the subject area of changing the Ijtihaad. And we ask Allah Ta’Aalaa for perseverance upon the Haqq and the adoption of the correct view.