The Legitimacy of Asking the Scholars and Learning from Them

Question:
Is there a legitimacy in asking those who do not know, or in learning about the rituals, in 'Umar ibn al-Khattab's (may Allah be pleased with him) asking the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?

Answer:
As we mentioned, this involves turning to the scholars regarding matters of religion, learning from the scholars, and asking the scholars. Allah the Exalted said: And a person is not content with just reading and memorizing, because some people memorize and think they have become scholars by their memorization, while they do not understand what they memorize.
This is not possible except by learning from the scholars, understanding the religion under the scholars, and sitting in their presence. One is not content with just reading books; even if one reads a thousand books or memorizes a hundred thousand books, that is not sufficient in place of sitting with the scholars. Yes.