The beginner’s reading of the books of a specific scholar
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Question:
We conclude, dear brothers, with this question. The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, do you endorse a beginner student of knowledge reading and sticking to the books of the Shaykh al-Islam? Yes, the books of a specific Shaykh. Yes, he says: Do you think a beginner student of knowledge should read and stick to the books of a specific trustworthy and established Shaykh in order to know the fundamentals of knowledge, religion, and its rulings?
Answer:
I advise the beginner to seek knowledge from the Shuyukh and the scholars, and not to limit himself to reading books, whether the books of the Shaykh al-Islam or anyone else, because he will understand them in a way other than what the author intended. Therefore, he must present them to the people of knowledge and read in the schools or
We conclude, dear brothers, with this question. The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, do you endorse a beginner student of knowledge reading and sticking to the books of the Shaykh al-Islam? Yes, the books of a specific Shaykh. Yes, he says: Do you think a beginner student of knowledge should read and stick to the books of a specific trustworthy and established Shaykh in order to know the fundamentals of knowledge, religion, and its rulings?
Answer:
I advise the beginner to seek knowledge from the Shuyukh and the scholars, and not to limit himself to reading books, whether the books of the Shaykh al-Islam or anyone else, because he will understand them in a way other than what the author intended. Therefore, he must present them to the people of knowledge and read in the schools or
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-008-أصول أهل السنة|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:12:14)
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