Prioritizing Marriage or Seeking Knowledge
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Question:
A questioner asks about seeking knowledge? Do you direct him to a place for seeking knowledge? And does marriage take precedence over seeking knowledge? Even though he is capable of both.
Answer:
If he fears for himself if he does not marry, fearing fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) for himself, he prioritizes marriage, prioritizing marriage to protect himself first, then he seeks knowledge. He seeks knowledge, and as long as you say he is capable of both, then he marries and seeks knowledge, and praise be to Allah, because he is capable of that. Marriage does not prevent seeking knowledge, just as seeking knowledge does not prevent marriage either. So he does both if he is able to do both. But if he is not able to do both, but only one of them, then if he fears for himself from not marrying, fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), he prioritizes marriage to protect himself. And if he does not fear for himself, he prioritizes seeking knowledge. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
A questioner asks about seeking knowledge? Do you direct him to a place for seeking knowledge? And does marriage take precedence over seeking knowledge? Even though he is capable of both.
Answer:
If he fears for himself if he does not marry, fearing fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) for himself, he prioritizes marriage, prioritizing marriage to protect himself first, then he seeks knowledge. He seeks knowledge, and as long as you say he is capable of both, then he marries and seeks knowledge, and praise be to Allah, because he is capable of that. Marriage does not prevent seeking knowledge, just as seeking knowledge does not prevent marriage either. So he does both if he is able to do both. But if he is not able to do both, but only one of them, then if he fears for himself from not marrying, fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), he prioritizes marriage to protect himself. And if he does not fear for himself, he prioritizes seeking knowledge. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
أهمية طلب العلم — alfawzan.live (46:37)
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