Which is more important: staying to seek knowledge, or traveling to serve a mother in need?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I am in Riyadh seeking knowledge, and my mother is outside Riyadh, a long distance away. Which is more important? Should I stay here to seek knowledge, or should I travel to serve my mother, since she needs my service, and there is no opportunity to seek knowledge in our village?
Answer:
So travel to her, stay with her, and serve her. Seeking knowledge has another time, if Allah wills. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I am in Riyadh seeking knowledge, and my mother is outside Riyadh, a long distance away. Which is more important? Should I stay here to seek knowledge, or should I travel to serve my mother, since she needs my service, and there is no opportunity to seek knowledge in our village?
Answer:
So travel to her, stay with her, and serve her. Seeking knowledge has another time, if Allah wills. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1079- أيهما أولى: البقاء لطلب العلم أم السفر لخدمة الوالدة المحتاجة؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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