Which is better: studying to obtain a degree, or religious education only, memorizing the Qur'an, and studying creed? Please guide us in this matter.
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The questioner : Which is better for a person: studying to obtain a degree, or religious education only, memorizing the Qur'an, and studying creed? Please guide us in light of this question.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions, and upon those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment.
A person can combine both. He can study in regular schools, institutes, and universities, and he can study with scholars in the mosques and memorize the Qur'an. There is no conflict between them.
In the present time, I see that it is necessary for a person to obtain a degree, because jobs now depend on those degrees. A person cannot reach a position where he can benefit the Muslims with the required benefit except through degrees. This allows him to become a teacher in institutes, schools, and universities, to become a judge, or to become a member of the Commission for Promoting Good and Forbidding Evil.
The important point is that fields are now built upon degrees. If a person seeks knowledge to obtain a degree for this purpose—meaning, to benefit the Muslims through the positions he obtains—then this intention does not harm sincerity, because he has taken this degree as a means and a path to achieve a religiously intended goal.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions, and upon those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment.
A person can combine both. He can study in regular schools, institutes, and universities, and he can study with scholars in the mosques and memorize the Qur'an. There is no conflict between them.
In the present time, I see that it is necessary for a person to obtain a degree, because jobs now depend on those degrees. A person cannot reach a position where he can benefit the Muslims with the required benefit except through degrees. This allows him to become a teacher in institutes, schools, and universities, to become a judge, or to become a member of the Commission for Promoting Good and Forbidding Evil.
The important point is that fields are now built upon degrees. If a person seeks knowledge to obtain a degree for this purpose—meaning, to benefit the Muslims through the positions he obtains—then this intention does not harm sincerity, because he has taken this degree as a means and a path to achieve a religiously intended goal.