I recently came across a new Muslim having the strictest interpretations of everything imposed on them. Everything from dress, how to deal with children, travelling out the house, the usual.
It wasn’t advice, it was actively insisting this is the only correct way. The person now feels restricted and is questioning things.
I know it’s tempting to just use Islam Q&A sites or follow what you have heard, but not all issues (masaail) are blanket 1+2 = 3. Fiqh is wide and definitely not black and white.
I would argue and even say that if one hasn’t formally studied Fiqh, Usul and an understanding of the different madhabs, then I genuinely advise please do NOT PUSH Islamic rulings onto others new to the faith. Some things are well known (e.g. prohibition of alcohol, importance of prayer, etc.), but there are many elements which are not definitive. If unsure, then seek guidance from people more knowledgeable before guiding others. These type of Q&A sites definitely have utility and are useful maashaAllah. But they are not for anyone to read and then ‘apply’ a fatwa unrestrictedly to another person. And even for myself, if we don’t know something, then there’s no harm saying ‘I don’t know’.
It was said Imam al-Sha’bi (a tabi’ee who his peers attested to his intelligence) was asked a question and he said ‘I don’t know’.
The questioner said:
ألا تستحيي من قولك لا أدري ، وأنت فقيه أهل العراق؟
‘Are you not embarrassed from saying I don’t know, when you are the Faqeeh of the people of Iraq?’
He said:
لكن الملائكة لم تستحي حين قالوا: {لَا عِلْمَ لَنَا إِلَّا مَا عَلَّمْتَنَا ۖ}
‘No, as the Angels did not feel shy [in front of Allah] when they said “We have no knowledge, except that which you have taught us” (2:32)’.