Is it permissible for scholars to exercise ijtihad regarding matters that have not occurred previously, and what is the evidence for this, other than from a verse or hadith?
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It is permissible for a scholar who has reached the rank of to exert his independent reasoning in any unprecedented matter, basing his on the Qur’an, , or the general principles derived from them. This is based on the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "If a judge makes an independent judgment and is correct, he will have two rewards; and if he makes an independent judgment and is mistaken, he will have one reward."
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