Does seeking knowledge conflict with seeking a livelihood?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does seeking knowledge conflict with seeking a livelihood, given that the young man wants to get married? Does this conflict with knowledge?
Answer:
No, it does not conflict, but it reduces the time for seeking knowledge, it reduces it, and it lengthens the path for you. There is no conflict. You seek a livelihood and you seek knowledge; you allocate time for knowledge and you allocate another time for seeking a livelihood. If you are able to devote yourself entirely to seeking knowledge, that is the best. If you are able to devote yourself, that is a good thing. If you are not able, then what cannot be fully attained should not be entirely abandoned. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does seeking knowledge conflict with seeking a livelihood, given that the young man wants to get married? Does this conflict with knowledge?
Answer:
No, it does not conflict, but it reduces the time for seeking knowledge, it reduces it, and it lengthens the path for you. There is no conflict. You seek a livelihood and you seek knowledge; you allocate time for knowledge and you allocate another time for seeking a livelihood. If you are able to devote yourself entirely to seeking knowledge, that is the best. If you are able to devote yourself, that is a good thing. If you are not able, then what cannot be fully attained should not be entirely abandoned. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [940 -954] هل يتعارض طلب العلم مع طلب الرزق؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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