Is seeking a livelihood and providing for poor family members better than seeking knowledge and attending lessons?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I am a student of knowledge, and my family’s financial circumstances are poor. Is seeking a livelihood and providing for them and helping them better than my seeking knowledge and attending lessons?
Answer:
Yes, if that is the case, seeking a livelihood for yourself and for them is better than attending the lessons. However, you can combine the two: you work, and when the time for the lesson comes, you go and attend the lesson, then return to work, combining the two. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I am a student of knowledge, and my family’s financial circumstances are poor. Is seeking a livelihood and providing for them and helping them better than my seeking knowledge and attending lessons?
Answer:
Yes, if that is the case, seeking a livelihood for yourself and for them is better than attending the lessons. However, you can combine the two: you work, and when the time for the lesson comes, you go and attend the lesson, then return to work, combining the two. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2703 -3022] هل طلب الرزق والإنفاق على الأهل الفقراء أفضل من طلب العلم وحضور الدروس؟ — youtube.com
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