He says: If there are two conflicting opinions from two scholars whom I trust in their knowledge, religion, and piety, should I follow

the opinion that my soul inclines toward, or the more cautious opinion?

By Allah, without a doubt, the more cautious opinion is very good.

Sufyan al-Thawri says: I have not seen anything easier than piety.

Whenever I doubted something, I left it. Piety is good.

But being pious is a choice, not an obligation.

Wara' is a choice; a person chooses wara' out of caution, but you are not allowed to give people fatwas based on wara'.

Do not give people fatwas based on wara', rather you give them fatwas based on what.

Is permissible or not permissible, but as for wara', do not give people fatwas based on it, give yourself fatwas based on wara'.

This is one thing. The second thing, if the knowledgeable disagree, the Prophet ﷺ says: Ask your own heart, even if they give you fatwas.

And they give you fatwas, meaning he sees which opinion he feels more at ease with, he sees it as closer to the truth, not closer to his desires.

And to himself, and also now he can go to a student of knowledge he trusts and say: Come, I have an opinion, this is an opinion, explain it to me.

Which of the two opinions is more correct and why? So he presents these two to you.

In any case, if they are two respected scholars, as he said, I trust their religion, their piety, and their knowledge, then the matter is easy, inshaAllah, the Exalted.