The Path of Seeking Knowledge for the Beginner
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Question:
He says: I have a desire to seek knowledge, but I sometimes experience lethargy. What do you advise a beginner to read from the books?
Answer:
What is important is not reading books; what is important is studying with the people of knowledge. You look for a scholar in a mosque, a school, an institute, or a college. You seek out the scholars and seek knowledge from their hands. As for limiting yourself to reading one book, two books, or ten books, or memorizing them, that is not knowledge. That is merely memorization. Knowledge is understanding and jurisprudence in the religion of Allah. That is knowledge. Knowledge is understanding and jurisprudence, not merely memorization or reading. Rather, these are means to understanding, means to knowledge, not knowledge itself. Yes.
He says: I have a desire to seek knowledge, but I sometimes experience lethargy. What do you advise a beginner to read from the books?
Answer:
What is important is not reading books; what is important is studying with the people of knowledge. You look for a scholar in a mosque, a school, an institute, or a college. You seek out the scholars and seek knowledge from their hands. As for limiting yourself to reading one book, two books, or ten books, or memorizing them, that is not knowledge. That is merely memorization. Knowledge is understanding and jurisprudence in the religion of Allah. That is knowledge. Knowledge is understanding and jurisprudence, not merely memorization or reading. Rather, these are means to understanding, means to knowledge, not knowledge itself. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-084-مسائل النوازل|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:16:45)
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