The Concept of the One Whose Shaykh Is His Book, Whose Errors Outnumber His Correct Statements
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Question:
This is Ahmad Saeed. He says: I am a student of knowledge, but what is meant by the saying, "Whoever takes his book as his shaykh, his errors are more than his correct statements"?
Answer:
Yes, do not rely on reading books alone. You must read books under scholars who explain to you what in them is truth and what is falsehood, because books contain both truth and falsehood. What agrees with the Book and the Sunnah is truth, and what contradicts the Book and the Sunnah is falsehood. There are many books, and one should not rely on anything except what comes in accordance with the Qur'an and the Prophetic Sunnah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This is Ahmad Saeed. He says: I am a student of knowledge, but what is meant by the saying, "Whoever takes his book as his shaykh, his errors are more than his correct statements"?
Answer:
Yes, do not rely on reading books alone. You must read books under scholars who explain to you what in them is truth and what is falsehood, because books contain both truth and falsehood. What agrees with the Book and the Sunnah is truth, and what contradicts the Book and the Sunnah is falsehood. There are many books, and one should not rely on anything except what comes in accordance with the Qur'an and the Prophetic Sunnah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (167) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1439-08-02] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (22:10)
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