The ruling on seeking religious knowledge with the intention of obtaining a job
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Seeking knowledge is an act of worship, so what is the ruling on one who seeks knowledge in universities while intending to get a job? Is this shirk (associating partners with Allah)? This is shirk, but he must correct his intention and repent to Allah.
Answer:
(Mighty and Majestic), and what he previously intended for other than Allah does not harm him if he repents and turns back to Allah; what he previously intended for other than Allah does not harm him. However, if he persists in this intention, he will have no reward in this work or in his knowledge until he repents to Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Seeking knowledge is an act of worship, so what is the ruling on one who seeks knowledge in universities while intending to get a job? Is this shirk (associating partners with Allah)? This is shirk, but he must correct his intention and repent to Allah.
Answer:
(Mighty and Majestic), and what he previously intended for other than Allah does not harm him if he repents and turns back to Allah; what he previously intended for other than Allah does not harm him. However, if he persists in this intention, he will have no reward in this work or in his knowledge until he repents to Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 117- حكم طلب العلم الشرعي بقصد الوظيفة - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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