What is the advice for a student of knowledge at the beginning of his learning?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: With what should I begin in seeking knowledge? Do I begin with fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) or with usul al-fiqh (the principles of jurisprudence)? What do you advise me?

Answer:
You begin with all of it, the concise texts. You do not start one discipline and leave the others, because they are interconnected with one another. You begin with grammar, fiqh, tawhid (the oneness of Allah), hadith, rhetoric, and the sciences of the language, because they are all interconnected and help one another, including the science of fara'id (the law of inheritance shares). But you take concise texts from the scholars. After you take the concise texts, you memorize them and say, "This is seeking knowledge." No, it is obligatory to be with the scholars. It is obligatory to study them with the scholars, and they must explain them to you and clarify them for you.