The ruling on seeking knowledge by memorizing texts and reading their commentaries without a shaykh

Question:
A questioner says: In our country, there are no scholars, but there are students of knowledge who are not permitted to teach. So, out of concern for learning, some of the brothers memorize a specific text, such as the Three Treatises, for example. Then they take a commentary on this text by one of the well-known shaykhs and read it among themselves. If something is difficult for them, they contact the scholars about it, and so on. The question is: Some of the brothers have criticized them, saying that this method is not permissible. What should be done? May Allah bless you.

Answer:
If this is the only method available to them, it is the least they can do, and they should not abandon seeking knowledge. This is the minimum. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says: So they should not stop connecting with knowledge, even if they only read a summary, memorize it, and read its commentary. This is a beginning of good, but they should not consider this sufficient learning. It is merely opening the door to knowledge, and this is the minimum. And Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says: Yes, so this is better than nothing. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.