THE MAJORITY IS NOT A PROOF
Shaykh Saalih bin Fawzaan wrote:
From among the aspects of the days of
jaahiliyyah is that they used the majority as a
proof of the truth and they used the
minority as a proof of falsehood. According
to them, whatever the majority of the people
are upon is the truth and whatever the
minority are upon is not the truth. Hence, in
their view, this is the yardstick in
distinguishing the truth from falsehood.
However, this is an error, because Allaah the
most High said: “And if you obey most of
those upon the earth, they will mislead you
from the way of Allah. They follow not
except assumption, and they are not but
falsifying.” [Al-An’aam: 116]
Allaah also said: “But most of the people do
not know.” [Al-A’raaf: 187]
He also said: “And We did not find for most
of them any covenant; but indeed, We found
most of them defiantly disobedient.” [Al-
A’raaf: 102]
Therefore, the yardstick in knowing the truth
is not the large number [of people holding
such view] or few numbers [of people
holding such view]; rather the yardstick is
the truth. Whosoever is upon the truth –
even if he is alone – he is the right person
and it is obligatory to follow him. And if the
majority is upon falsehood, it is obligatory to
abandon them and not to be beguiled by
them. Consideration should be given to the
truth. As such, the scholars stated: The truth
is not known by men; rather men are known
by the truth. So it is obligatory to follow
whosoever is upon the truth.
Hence, consideration should not be given to
the majority; rather it should be given to
what is correct and the truth. Of course, it is
good if the majority is upon the truth; but
the Sunnah of Allaah is that the majority will
be upon falsehood [most of the time]. Allaah
said: And most of mankind will not believe
even if you desire it eagerly” [Yoosuf: 103],
“And if you obey most of those upon the
earth, they will mislead you from the way of
Allaah.” [Al-An’aam: 116]
Source: Sharh Masaa’il al-Jaahiliyyah, pp.
60-62 by Shaykh Saalih bin Fawzaan (may
Allaah preserve him)

This is so deep i got me an aneurism in 5 seconds.. is this the new way?