Learning from the Shaykhs and Protection from Trials through Beneficial Knowledge

Question:
In fact, many questions have been raised regarding the Shaykh's relationship with certain shaykhs, such as Shaykh Muhammad al-Amir al-Shanqiti, or Shaykh Abdul-Razzaq Afifi, or Shaykh Ibn al-Dayan, or Shaykh Hamud al-Tuwajiri, or Shaykh Salih al-Haydhan. May Allah have mercy on those among them who have passed away and preserve those who are alive. It might take a long time for the Shaykh to comment on each one individually, but I will summarize these names by asking: Is there, Honorable Shaykh, a position among your relationships with these shaykhs that had an impact on you? Did it have an effect?

Answer:
In any case, we take knowledge from the shaykhs before we take them as role models. We take knowledge from them despite our shortcomings. We ask Allah, Mighty and Majestic, to grant us the conduct of the righteous, to keep us away from the path of the wicked, and to protect us and you from these surrounding dangers. Nothing protects one from them after Allah except knowledge. Nothing protects one from trials except beneficial knowledge. As for the one whose knowledge is weak, or who has knowledge that is not beneficial, he will drown in these trials. There is no power and no strength except with Allah. Yes.