Reading the Majmu' al-Fatawa for a Beginner in the Pursuit of Knowledge
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Question:
A questioner says: I am a beginner in seeking knowledge, and one of the brothers advised me to read the Majmu' al-Fatawa of the Shaykh al-Islam. Do you advise me to do so?
Answer:
He did not advise you well, and he does not know. Do not go out to the deep sea and drown in it. Stay with the shore and with the nearby, easy things. Read the principles of the sciences and the abridgments with the scholars, and then enter into knowledge gradually. Do not rush into knowledge. Do not go to al-Mughni and the fatwas of the Shaykh al-Islam when you have not even started yet. The one who told you this is either ignorant or he is deceiving you. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
A questioner says: I am a beginner in seeking knowledge, and one of the brothers advised me to read the Majmu' al-Fatawa of the Shaykh al-Islam. Do you advise me to do so?
Answer:
He did not advise you well, and he does not know. Do not go out to the deep sea and drown in it. Stay with the shore and with the nearby, easy things. Read the principles of the sciences and the abridgments with the scholars, and then enter into knowledge gradually. Do not rush into knowledge. Do not go to al-Mughni and the fatwas of the Shaykh al-Islam when you have not even started yet. The one who told you this is either ignorant or he is deceiving you. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 26-06-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (55:59)
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