The Virtue of Sacred Knowledge and Its Source
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Question:
Abu 'Abdullah says: Shaykh Salih, what is the virtue of sacred knowledge? And from where is it taken? Is it from books, lectures, and seminars, or from the scholars?
Answer:
Sacred knowledge is the best of all knowledge because it teaches one about Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) and about obedience to Him, and it clarifies the obligatory acts, the recommended acts, the forbidden acts, and the disliked acts. It distinguishes for the human being the benefits that Allah created and brought into this world, so that he may take them, and the harms, so that he may avoid them. This is a favor from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) has bestowed it upon the children of Adam.
He has bestowed many favors and abundant blessings upon them, and He has given them preference over all His other creations, and He subjected[As-Saf 61:1] what is in the heavens and what is on the earth [Al-Jathiyah 45:13] to the children of Adam. These are great favors for the children of Adam, and they must be grateful for them and use them in the obedience of Allah and in His pleasure. For that, they will have a great reward with Allah in the Hereafter. Yes.
Abu 'Abdullah says: Shaykh Salih, what is the virtue of sacred knowledge? And from where is it taken? Is it from books, lectures, and seminars, or from the scholars?
Answer:
Sacred knowledge is the best of all knowledge because it teaches one about Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) and about obedience to Him, and it clarifies the obligatory acts, the recommended acts, the forbidden acts, and the disliked acts. It distinguishes for the human being the benefits that Allah created and brought into this world, so that he may take them, and the harms, so that he may avoid them. This is a favor from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) has bestowed it upon the children of Adam.
He has bestowed many favors and abundant blessings upon them, and He has given them preference over all His other creations, and He subjected
Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth
مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِAnd He has subjected to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth - all from Him
وَسَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا مِّنْهُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (159) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1438-04-06] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (5:06)
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