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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on one who encourages students to study the science of kalam and logic?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some of the professors at the university praise the science of kalam and logic and encourage students to learn it, saying that there is no fear of falling into error if they study it. He asks: What is the guidance in this matter? And by Allah, the issue of the science of kalam and the science of logic, this

Answer:
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) refused to approve it when the colleges and institutes were opened, fearing for the students the danger of this discipline. So this is a matter of precaution.
As for it being permissible, or that it is permissible to learn it, it is permissible to learn it, but with caution regarding its consequences. Learning things, there is no harm in learning them. Learning the true and false statements, look into them and learn them, but when it comes to belief, action, and issuing rulings, do not say anything except what clears your conscience. Do not say anything except the truth. And as for you looking into and studying other things, not to believe them, and not to affirm them, but only for the sake of looking into them and knowing their falsity. Let us study the beliefs of the Mu'tazilah, the Jahmiyyah, and the Asha'irah in order to refute them, or in order to believe them. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من يحث الطلاب على تعلم علم الكلام والمنطق؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com

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