I am a student who has been reading through the abridged works of the Islamic sciences for years. Is it appropriate for me to read *Zad al-Ma'ad* by Ibn al-Qayyim?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: I am a student who has been reading through the abridged works of the Islamic sciences for years. Is it appropriate for me to read *Zad al-Ma'ad* by Ibn al-Qayyim?
Answer:
Here we told you what the purpose is: reading or memorization. Mere reading and memorization is not enough. You must sit with the scholars, attend their lessons, and have the book you wish to memorize explained to you by a scholar from beginning to end so that you understand it. As for merely reading a lot or memorizing a lot without sitting with the people of knowledge, this will not benefit you in any way; rather, it may harm you. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: I am a student who has been reading through the abridged works of the Islamic sciences for years. Is it appropriate for me to read *Zad al-Ma'ad* by Ibn al-Qayyim?
Answer:
Here we told you what the purpose is: reading or memorization. Mere reading and memorization is not enough. You must sit with the scholars, attend their lessons, and have the book you wish to memorize explained to you by a scholar from beginning to end so that you understand it. As for merely reading a lot or memorizing a lot without sitting with the people of knowledge, this will not benefit you in any way; rather, it may harm you. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [6 -954] أنا طالب أقرأ في مُختصرات العلوم منذ سنين، فهل مناسب لي أن أقرأ «زاد المعاد» لابن القيِم؟ — youtube.com
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