The Superiority of the Scholar over the Worshipper, and the Scholar’s Impact on Satan

Question:
He says: I hope Your Eminence, Shaykh Salih, will speak about the virtue of teaching knowledge and the reward associated with it, and is it true that one scholar is better than a hundred worshippers?

Answer:
The report is not in these exact words. The report is that one scholar is more severe for Satan than a thousand worshippers, because the scholar conveys information about Allah and about His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). As for the ignorant worshipper, he has no knowledge, and he is not relied upon for questions and answers. The worshipper is more likely to be led astray by Satan because he has no knowledge. As for the scholar, there is nothing more severe for Satan than the scholar, because the scholar refutes Satan, drives him away, and refutes his words and actions with the Book and the Sunnah. Yes.