y que su decreto debe ser aplicado a todos los musulmanes.
and that his decree is to be implemented on all Muslims.
Cuarto: Si existe una opinión con la que se pretende unificar a los musulmanes, en beneficio de los musulmanes, en tal situación se permite al mujtahid abandonar lo que alcanzó por su ijtihād, como ocurrió con 'Uzmán cuando recibió la bay'a. Se ha narrado que 'Abdur-Rahmán ibn 'Awf, después de haber consultado a la gente individualmente y en grupos, juntos y por separado, en secreto y en público, reunió a la gente en la mezquita, subió al púlpito e hizo una larga súplica. Luego llamó a 'Ali, le tomó de la mano y le dijo: ¿Te comprometes conmigo a gobernar según el Libro de Allah y la Sunnah de Su Mensajero ﷺ y las opiniones sostenidas después de él por Abu Bakr y 'Umar? 'Ali dijo: Me comprometo contigo sobre la base del Libro de Allah y la Sunnah de Su Mensajero ﷺ, pero ejerceré mi propio ijtihād. Así que soltó su mano, llamó a 'Uzmán y le dijo: ¿Te comprometes conmigo a gobernar según el Libro de Allah y la Sunnah de Su Mensajero ﷺ y las opiniones sostenidas después de él por Abu Bakr y 'Umar? 'Uzmán dijo: ¡Por Allah, sí! Entonces 'Abdur-Rahmán levantó la cabeza hacia el techo de la mezquita, con su mano en la mano de 'Uzmán, y dijo tres veces: ¡Oh Allah, escucha y sé testigo! Luego le dio la bay'a y la gente acudió en masa a la mezquita para jurarle lealtad, de modo que 'Ali tuvo que abrirse paso entre la gente hasta dar su juramento a 'Uzmán. Así, 'Abdur-Rahmán exigió a un mujtahid, 'Ali y 'Uzmán, que abandonara su ijtihād y siguiera el ijtihād de Abu Bakr y 'Umar en todas las cuestiones, ya sea que hubiera ejercido su propio ijtihād sobre ellas y tuviera una opinión que contradijera la opinión de ambos o de uno de ellos, o que aún no hubiera ejercido ijtihād. Los Sahabah concordaron con esto y dieron la bay'a a 'Uzmán sobre esa base. Incluso 'Ali, que se negó a abandonar su ijtihād, dio la bay'a a 'Uzmán sobre esa base. Sin embargo, esto está permitido para el mujtahid y no es obligatorio, como lo demuestra la negativa de ‘Ali a abandonar su ijtihād por el ijtihād de Abu Bakr y ‘Umar. Nadie le reprochó por ello, lo que indica que es algo permitido y no obligatorio.
Fourth: If there is an opinion by which it is intended to unify the Muslims, for the good of the Muslims, in such a situation it is allowed for the mujtahid to leave what he reached by his Ijtihād, as happened with Uthman when he was given the bay’a. It has been reported that Abdur-Rahman ibn ‘Awf, after he had consulted the people individually and in groups, together and separately, secretly and openly, he gathered the people in the Mosque, ascended the pulpit and made a long supplication. He then called ‘Ali and took hold of his hand and said: Do you pledge to me that you will rule according to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger and the opinions held after him by Abu Bakr And ‘Umar? Ali said: I pledge to you on the basis of the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger , but I will exercise my own Ijtihād. So he let go of his hand and called for ‘Uthman and said to him: Do you pledge to me that you will rule according to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger and the opinions held after him by Abu Bakr And ‘Umar? ‘Uthman said: By Allah, Yes! So Abdur-Rahman raised his head towards the roof of the Mosque, his hand in Uthman’s hand, and said three times: O Allah , hear and bear witness! Then he gave him the pledge and the people thronged to the mosque to give bay’a to him making Ali having to push his way through the people until he gave his pledge to ‘Uthman. Thus, Abdur-Rahman demanded from a mujtahid, ‘Ali and ‘Uthman, to leave his Ijtihād and follow the Ijtihād of Abu Bakr and ‘Umar in all issues, whether he has exercised his own Ijtihād regarding them and has an opinion which contradicts the opinion of both or one of them, or he has not exercised Ijtihād yet. The Sahabah concurred with this and they gave bay’a to ‘Uthman on that basis. Even ‘Ali who refused to leave his Ijtihād, gave bay’a to ‘Uthman on that basis. However, this is permitted for the mujtahid and not obligatory, as evidenced by ‘Ali’s refusal to leave his Ijtihād for the Ijtihād of Abu Bakr and ‘Umar. No one rebuked him for that, which indicates that it is permitted and not obligatory.
Todo esto se refiere al mujtahid que realmente ha ejercido el Ijtihād y cuyo Ijtihād le ha llevado a un dictamen sobre una cuestión. En cuanto al mujtahid que no ha ejercido el Ijtihād sobre una cuestión, le está permitido seguir a otros mujtahidin y no hacer Ijtihād sobre esa cuestión, ya que el Ijtihād es una obligación de suficiencia (fard 'ala al-kifaya) y no una obligación individual (fard 'ayn). Si conoce el dictamen de Allah sobre una cuestión, entonces no es obligatorio para el mujtahid hacer Ijtihād con respecto a ella. Se ha transmitido correctamente sobre 'Umar que dijo a Abu Bakr:
All of this is with respect to the mujtahid who has actually exercised Ijtihād and his Ijtihād has led him to a rule on an issue. As for the mujtahid who has not exercised Ijtihād on an issue, it is allowed for him to follow other mujtahidin and not make Ijtihād on the issue, since Ijtihād is an obligation of sufficiency (fard ‘ala al-kifaya) and not an individual obligation (fard ‘ayn). If he knows the rule of Allah on an issue, then it is not an obligation on the mujtahid to make Ijtihād with regards to it. It has been correctly reported about ‘Umar that he said to Abu Bakr: