How does a Muslim distinguish the recognized Rabbanian scholars from others?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says, may Allah preserve you: You mentioned that one should ask the recognized Rabbanian scholars, not the scholars of misguidance. How does one distinguish these from those?
The Shaykh:
People know them; the people know them. And their knowledge is evident; their knowledge is apparent in their speech and their writings and in… Is this apparent? Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah guide you.
The Shaykh:
They are also known by those who studied under them, those who graduated from their hands. And this is known: he has principles, he has principles. Yes.
The questioner:
He asks: Is mere fame and prominence evidence that he is a Rabbanian scholar?
The Shaykh:
We say that it is necessary first to know from whom he took the knowledge and from whom he learned, his Shaykhs. Then we know his conduct afterwards: is he a follower of the people of truth and disciplined, or does he have inclinations and ideas? We must know this. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says, may Allah preserve you: You mentioned that one should ask the recognized Rabbanian scholars, not the scholars of misguidance. How does one distinguish these from those?
The Shaykh:
People know them; the people know them. And their knowledge is evident; their knowledge is apparent in their speech and their writings and in… Is this apparent? Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah guide you.
The Shaykh:
They are also known by those who studied under them, those who graduated from their hands. And this is known: he has principles, he has principles. Yes.
The questioner:
He asks: Is mere fame and prominence evidence that he is a Rabbanian scholar?
The Shaykh:
We say that it is necessary first to know from whom he took the knowledge and from whom he learned, his Shaykhs. Then we know his conduct afterwards: is he a follower of the people of truth and disciplined, or does he have inclinations and ideas? We must know this. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [573 -939] كيف يعرف المسلم العلماء الربانيين المعتبرين من غيرهم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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