The ruling on taking knowledge from the callers to misguidance and religious innovations
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Question:
We have received several questions. This questioner says: In this time in which we live, trials have multiplied, and they are like the dark pieces of the night. We ask Allah the Exalted to keep us and you away from the misleading trials. Among these trials are callers at the gates of Hell who call to misguidance and religious innovations (bid'ah), from the Sufis, the Twelver Shi'ah, and others. Is it permissible to take Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) from these people if they are among the people of jurisprudence, but they are misguided in creed?
Answer:
It is not permissible to take knowledge from these people, because they mislead those who study under them and they insert evil upon them. It is well known that the student imitates the scholar, imitates his teacher, and follows his example. So knowledge is not taken from these people; rather, they are warned against and avoided. Knowledge is taken from the people of knowledge who hold fast to it, from the people of guidance.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
We have received several questions. This questioner says: In this time in which we live, trials have multiplied, and they are like the dark pieces of the night. We ask Allah the Exalted to keep us and you away from the misleading trials. Among these trials are callers at the gates of Hell who call to misguidance and religious innovations (bid'ah), from the Sufis, the Twelver Shi'ah, and others. Is it permissible to take Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) from these people if they are among the people of jurisprudence, but they are misguided in creed?
Answer:
It is not permissible to take knowledge from these people, because they mislead those who study under them and they insert evil upon them. It is well known that the student imitates the scholar, imitates his teacher, and follows his example. So knowledge is not taken from these people; rather, they are warned against and avoided. Knowledge is taken from the people of knowledge who hold fast to it, from the people of guidance.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
فضل العلماء ومكانتـهم — alfawzan.live (50:25)
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