When does a person become independent and rely on Allah, then on his understanding and intelligence, in seeking knowledge?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. When does a person become independent, Shaykh Salih, and rely on Allah first, then on his understanding and intelligence in seeking knowledge?
Answer:
Independence is not possible. A person cannot be independent in seeking knowledge, no matter how much knowledge he attains. Allah, Exalted and Majestic, says:[Yusuf 12:76]. Good, good. So no one is independent in knowledge; rather, a person needs the scholars, their research, and their questions. Even if he is proficient, no matter how far he goes, there will be someone more knowledgeable than him, what Allah willed. And the scholars, without doubt, cooperate and benefit from one another. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. When does a person become independent, Shaykh Salih, and rely on Allah first, then on his understanding and intelligence in seeking knowledge?
Answer:
Independence is not possible. A person cannot be independent in seeking knowledge, no matter how much knowledge he attains. Allah, Exalted and Majestic, says:
but over every possessor of knowledge is one [more] knowing.
وَفَوْقَ كُلِّ ذِي عِلْمٍ عَلِيمٌ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، متى يستقل الإنسان بنفسه ويعتمد على الله ثم على فهمه وذكائه في طلب العلم؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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