Is it permissible for a student of knowledge to argue with his shaykh?
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it part of the proper conduct of a student of knowledge to argue with his shaykh, especially if he raises his voice and does so in front of people?
Answer:
No, this is not appropriate; this is not appropriate. It is obligatory to be polite with the teacher. If he sees that the teacher has made a mistake, let him bring it up through questioning, not through arguing. Rather, he asks him, saying, so that the shaykh realizes, realizes that he made a mistake, and it is done in a polite manner. Yes. And the student should not display that he is correcting his teacher or his shaykh. Yes.
The questioner asks: Is it part of the proper conduct of a student of knowledge to argue with his shaykh, especially if he raises his voice and does so in front of people?
Answer:
No, this is not appropriate; this is not appropriate. It is obligatory to be polite with the teacher. If he sees that the teacher has made a mistake, let him bring it up through questioning, not through arguing. Rather, he asks him, saying, so that the shaykh realizes, realizes that he made a mistake, and it is done in a polite manner. Yes. And the student should not display that he is correcting his teacher or his shaykh. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز لطالب العلم مجادلة شيخه؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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