Seeking Knowledge via the Internet
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The questioner:
Yes, may Allah bless you, Your Excellency the Shaykh. One of the brothers says: What is the opinion of the Honorable Shaykh regarding seeking knowledge through the internet from the like of the Rabban scholars, such as His Eminence Shaykh Ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him) and others? He says: Because I rebuked me and advised that seeking knowledge is not to be done except in the mosques.
The Shaykh:
Seeking knowledge must be under the guidance of scholars in the mosques or elsewhere. And from the teachers in the classroom, the reception must be directly from the teacher, or it is taken from the internet by listening to him, listening to him at the time of the lesson. So he is like one who was present. The one who listens to him at the time of the lesson is like one who was present in the gathering. Yes.
The presenter:
And he receives the reward of the circle of dhikr.
The Shaykh:
Yes, he receives the reward according to his intention, for indeed actions are by intentions, and every person will have what he intended. Yes.
Yes, may Allah bless you, Your Excellency the Shaykh. One of the brothers says: What is the opinion of the Honorable Shaykh regarding seeking knowledge through the internet from the like of the Rabban scholars, such as His Eminence Shaykh Ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him) and others? He says: Because I rebuked me and advised that seeking knowledge is not to be done except in the mosques.
The Shaykh:
Seeking knowledge must be under the guidance of scholars in the mosques or elsewhere. And from the teachers in the classroom, the reception must be directly from the teacher, or it is taken from the internet by listening to him, listening to him at the time of the lesson. So he is like one who was present. The one who listens to him at the time of the lesson is like one who was present in the gathering. Yes.
The presenter:
And he receives the reward of the circle of dhikr.
The Shaykh:
Yes, he receives the reward according to his intention, for indeed actions are by intentions, and every person will have what he intended. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7506 — youtube.com (12:26)
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