It is mentioned that some scholars left marriage for the sake of seeking knowledge; is this action permissible and acceptable?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: It is mentioned that some scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) left marriage for the sake of seeking knowledge. Is this action permissible and acceptable?
Answer:
If a person fears for himself from fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), it is obligatory for him to marry; it is obligatory for him to marry to chaste himself. But if he does not fear for himself from fitnah, and there is a more important work than marriage, such as seeking knowledge or jihad in the path of Allah, then marriage is not specifically required of him in this case. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: It is mentioned that some scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) left marriage for the sake of seeking knowledge. Is this action permissible and acceptable?
Answer:
If a person fears for himself from fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), it is obligatory for him to marry; it is obligatory for him to marry to chaste himself. But if he does not fear for himself from fitnah, and there is a more important work than marriage, such as seeking knowledge or jihad in the path of Allah, then marriage is not specifically required of him in this case. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [238 -858] يذكر عن بعض العلماء أنهم تركوا الزواج من أجل طلب العلم، فهذا هذا الفعل سائغ مقبول؟ — youtube.com
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