The ruling on seeking knowledge from one who has a defect in his creed
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If a person has a defect in his creed, is it permissible for me to seek knowledge from him in fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) and other sciences?
Answer:
If you have not found anyone else among the scholars—praise be to Allah, who are righteous in faith and creed—then seek knowledge from them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If a person has a defect in his creed, is it permissible for me to seek knowledge from him in fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) and other sciences?
Answer:
If you have not found anyone else among the scholars—praise be to Allah, who are righteous in faith and creed—then seek knowledge from them. Yes.
Source
العقيدة الواسطية 13-03-1438هـ — af.org.sa (53:57)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.