When one has a question in halacha and finds an answer in the Mishneh Berurah (or Aruch HaShulchan, or similar work), why can he follow the answer provided? Why doesn't he need to ask his rabbi first?
It seems to me that most people tend to "pasken for themselves" out of such works all the time, and only ask a rabbi questions which are more complicated or which they can't figure out from the seforim on their own.
What is the basis for paskening for oneself from a book like the Mishneh Berurah?
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