Advice to the student of knowledge in choosing a teacher
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Question:
The questioner says: I am a young man who wants to seek knowledge. How do I begin? And what books do you advise me to read?
Answer:
I have told you several times that it is not a matter of talking about books. The books are available and easy to find, praise be to Allah. The matter is about the teacher: a competent teacher who can clarify these books for you and explain them. So you choose the teacher first. If you choose a teacher and are successful in finding a knowledgeable one, the matter of the books is easy and simple. The teacher is the one who directs you to the books he explains to you.
The questioner says: I am a young man who wants to seek knowledge. How do I begin? And what books do you advise me to read?
Answer:
I have told you several times that it is not a matter of talking about books. The books are available and easy to find, praise be to Allah. The matter is about the teacher: a competent teacher who can clarify these books for you and explain them. So you choose the teacher first. If you choose a teacher and are successful in finding a knowledgeable one, the matter of the books is easy and simple. The teacher is the one who directs you to the books he explains to you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف يبدأ المسلم طلب العلم؟ وما الكتب التي تنصحون بقراءتها؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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