How does one seek knowledge in an area where there are no scholars?

The questioner : The questioner says: I live in an area where there are few divine scholars, and I want to seek knowledge, but my circumstances may not allow me to travel except for short periods. Is there an alternative you advise me to follow?

The Shaykh : This questioner says that he is in a country where there are few scholars. He loves seeking knowledge. Of course, I have [knowledge]. And he is unable to travel from his country. So I say regarding this matter: My brother, he should review and persist in reviewing the books of knowledge. Approximately, I have [them]. And if something in them is unclear to him, he should consult the scholars who he sees are more knowledgeable than the scholars of his country.
And how many people, or how many scholars, have learned from books. But despite that, learning from books has negatives, as they say. One of them is that it takes a longer time. Meaning that a person who reads from a scholar, if it is assumed that he acquires the knowledge in five years, he will not acquire it if he reads from books except after ten years.
And another is that a person may not understand the words of the scholars and may understand them incorrectly. And he takes from these books what the author did not intend in them. And this is a great error. A great error.
And another is that these books contain both chaff and grain. And even if some books are written by people known for knowledge and integrity, he may not have access to these books. But necessity, as they say, has its own rulings. And a person in a state of necessity may eat carrion.