Is the reward for listening to lessons directly via the internet the same as the reward for those who attend them in the mosques?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says — and it is more than one question — regarding the one who attends the scholarly lessons by listening to them directly, or by listening to them via the internet, does he fall under the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Abi Dawud 1455Sahih (Al-Albani) in the hadith?
Answer:
No, he is not like the ones gathered in the mosque. No, but he isJami` at-Tirmidhi 2646Sahih (Darussalam). The paths to knowledge are many, and some are better than others without a doubt. However, he does not obtain the reward of the one who sat in the mosque while he is not in the mosque. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says — and it is more than one question — regarding the one who attends the scholarly lessons by listening to them directly, or by listening to them via the internet, does he fall under the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
No people get together in a house of the houses of Allah
ما اجتمع قوم في بيت من بيوت اللهAnswer:
No, he is not like the ones gathered in the mosque. No, but he is
takes a path upon which to obtain knowledge
سلك طريقا يلتمس فيه علما
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [154 -858] هل أجر المستمع للدروس مباشرة عبر الإنترنت مثل أجر من يجلس إليها في المساجد؟ — youtube.com
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