Is a university degree sufficient for one who wants to teach people, or is it necessary to have endorsements from scholars?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it sufficient for one who wants to teach people matters of their religion to hold a university degree, or is it necessary for him to have endorsements from scholars?

Answer:
Knowledge is necessary. Not everyone who holds a degree becomes a scholar. Knowledge and understanding of the religion of Allah are necessary. A degree does not indicate knowledge. One may hold it and be the most ignorant of people, or one may not have a degree and be among the most knowledgeable of people. Does Shaykh Ibn Baz have a degree? Does Shaykh Ibn Ibrahim? Does Shaykh Ibn Hamid? Do they have degrees?
And yet, they are the imams of this time. So the matter is about the presence of knowledge in a person and understanding in a person, not about his degrees or his endorsements. This is not considered. Yes, and reality reveals the person. When a case arises or a calamity occurs, the scholar is distinguished from the pretender and the ignorant. Yes.