Asking the Scholars for Knowledge and Its Criterion
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it in accordance with the guidance of the Salaf to ask about the scholars with whom I intend to study, or is it a matter of having a bad opinion of them? And what is the correct methodology regarding how to ask?
Answer:
There is no harm in consulting those from whom you read and take knowledge. There is no harm, provided you do not expose others to criticism or cast aspersions on them. For example, asking who is better in teaching or who is better in making things understood is permissible, as long as you do not cast aspersions on others. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it in accordance with the guidance of the Salaf to ask about the scholars with whom I intend to study, or is it a matter of having a bad opinion of them? And what is the correct methodology regarding how to ask?
Answer:
There is no harm in consulting those from whom you read and take knowledge. There is no harm, provided you do not expose others to criticism or cast aspersions on them. For example, asking who is better in teaching or who is better in making things understood is permissible, as long as you do not cast aspersions on others. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 13-01-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (1:06:03)
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