Introduction to the Sciences of the Tools or the Sciences of the Objectives for the Student of Knowledge
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Question:
He says: May Allah reward you. Between the sciences of the tools and the sciences of the objectives, which one takes precedence, especially if the one seeking knowledge is a foreign student?
Answer:
One must have the sciences of the tools and the intended sciences themselves. One must have these tools; grammar is a tool, and learning the language is a tool. One must have these because they are the means to beneficial knowledge. Yes.
He says: May Allah reward you. Between the sciences of the tools and the sciences of the objectives, which one takes precedence, especially if the one seeking knowledge is a foreign student?
Answer:
One must have the sciences of the tools and the intended sciences themselves. One must have these tools; grammar is a tool, and learning the language is a tool. One must have these because they are the means to beneficial knowledge. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-107-وصية النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:16:47)
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