What is the obligation of a student of knowledge regarding the knowledge he has learned?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: What is the obligation of a student of knowledge regarding the knowledge he has learned, and with what does he begin in guiding people?
Answer:
His obligation is to disseminate his knowledge and not hoard it in his chest, storing it in his chest and not making it clear to people. Knowledge is not for everyone. But Allah has entrusted it to you so that you convey it to people. Therefore, you must make clear to people what Allah has taught you and not remain silent about the errors people are upon, when you have knowledge to clarify this for them. This is from concealing knowledge, and concealing knowledge is like a bridle of fire on the Day of Resurrection. Yes. So when[Ali 'Imran 3:187] Yes. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. [Al-Baqarah 2:159-160]. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: What is the obligation of a student of knowledge regarding the knowledge he has learned, and with what does he begin in guiding people?
Answer:
His obligation is to disseminate his knowledge and not hoard it in his chest, storing it in his chest and not making it clear to people. Knowledge is not for everyone. But Allah has entrusted it to you so that you convey it to people. Therefore, you must make clear to people what Allah has taught you and not remain silent about the errors people are upon, when you have knowledge to clarify this for them. This is from concealing knowledge, and concealing knowledge is like a bridle of fire on the Day of Resurrection. Yes. So when
when Allah took a covenant from those who were given the Scripture, [saying], "You must make it clear to the people and not conceal it."
أَخَذَ اللَّهُ مِيثَاقَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ لَتُبَيِّنُنَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَكْتُمُونَهُ(159) Indeed, those who conceal what We sent down of clear proofs and guidance after We made it clear for the people in the Scripture - those are cursed by Allah and cursed by those who curse, (160) Except for those who repent and correct themselves and make evident [what they concealed]. Those - I will accept their repentance, and I am the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَكْتُمُونَ مَا أَنزَلْنَا مِنَ الْبَيِّنَاتِ وَالْهُدَىٰ مِن بَعْدِ مَا بَيَّنَّاهُ لِلنَّاسِ فِي الْكِتَابِ أُولَٰئِكَ يَلْعَنُهُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَلْعَنُهُمُ اللَّاعِنُونَ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ تَابُوا وَأَصْلَحُوا وَبَيَّنُوا فَأُولَٰئِكَ أَتُوبُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَنَا التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 12- ما واجب طالب العلم تجاه ما تعلمه من العلم؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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