The Ruling on Studying the Sciences of Grammar Among Those Whose Creed Is Defective
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The questioner:
This questioner says: There are those who say, or rather, what is the ruling on studying some sciences, other than the sciences of creed, from some shaykhs who have, so to speak, a kind of difference in…
The Shaykh:
…?
The questioner:
He says: What is the ruling on studying some sciences, such as the science of grammar and others, from some shaykhs, even if they have a defect in their creed?
The Shaykh:
One should not sit with them, even if you are not studying creed from them. Sitting with them, and merely sitting with and mixing with innovators and people of misguidance, is prohibited. And the science of grammar, praise be to Allah, is available from the righteous. So why would you go to an innovator or a misguiding person? The science of grammar is easily accessible, praise be to Allah, among the people of the Sunnah and the righteous. Yes.
This questioner says: There are those who say, or rather, what is the ruling on studying some sciences, other than the sciences of creed, from some shaykhs who have, so to speak, a kind of difference in…
The Shaykh:
…?
The questioner:
He says: What is the ruling on studying some sciences, such as the science of grammar and others, from some shaykhs, even if they have a defect in their creed?
The Shaykh:
One should not sit with them, even if you are not studying creed from them. Sitting with them, and merely sitting with and mixing with innovators and people of misguidance, is prohibited. And the science of grammar, praise be to Allah, is available from the righteous. So why would you go to an innovator or a misguiding person? The science of grammar is easily accessible, praise be to Allah, among the people of the Sunnah and the righteous. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/123 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (38:08)
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