Taking knowledge from a shaykh who appears to have a bad character
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The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Question:
The brother asks, saying in his question: Does bad character prevent one from taking knowledge from a shaykh who possesses it, if his character appears to have some degree of badness and harshness?
Answer:
No, it does not prevent you from taking knowledge from the shaykh, even if his character has something in it that is not fitting. Your intention is knowledge, so you take knowledge from him, and praise be to Allah. As for what comes from him, he is the one responsible for that. As for you, you benefit from his knowledge. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
May Allah reward you,
Question:
The brother asks, saying in his question: Does bad character prevent one from taking knowledge from a shaykh who possesses it, if his character appears to have some degree of badness and harshness?
Answer:
No, it does not prevent you from taking knowledge from the shaykh, even if his character has something in it that is not fitting. Your intention is knowledge, so you take knowledge from him, and praise be to Allah. As for what comes from him, he is the one responsible for that. As for you, you benefit from his knowledge. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-059-خلق النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ووجوب الاقتداء به|صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:19:54)
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