Starting the pursuit of knowledge before memorizing the entire Qur'an
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Question:
Your Excellency the Shaykh, he says: I am a beginner, Your Excellency the Shaykh, in seeking Islamic knowledge. What do you advise me to start with? I am memorizing from the Qur'an, but the teacher tells me not to start seeking knowledge until I have memorized the entire Qur'an, and then to start seeking knowledge.
Answer:
It is all seeking knowledge. Praise be to Allah, memorizing the Qur'an and seeking knowledge are both seeking knowledge. So there is nothing wrong with you memorizing the Qur'an first and then starting to seek knowledge, because memorizing the Qur'an helps you in seeking knowledge. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Your Excellency the Shaykh, he says: I am a beginner, Your Excellency the Shaykh, in seeking Islamic knowledge. What do you advise me to start with? I am memorizing from the Qur'an, but the teacher tells me not to start seeking knowledge until I have memorized the entire Qur'an, and then to start seeking knowledge.
Answer:
It is all seeking knowledge. Praise be to Allah, memorizing the Qur'an and seeking knowledge are both seeking knowledge. So there is nothing wrong with you memorizing the Qur'an first and then starting to seek knowledge, because memorizing the Qur'an helps you in seeking knowledge. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
حقيقة دعوة الشيخ محمد بن عبدالوهاب وأثرها على العالم الإسلامي — af.org.sa (45:20)
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