Seeking knowledge through the tapes of scholars
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner from Britain says that he is unable to travel to seek knowledge, and he is eager to pursue it. His question is: Am I permitted to study from the tapes of scholars? What should I study? And would that make me a student of knowledge?
Answer:
No, do not consider yourself a student of knowledge by that means, but you may benefit from the tapes. Do not count it as seeking knowledge, because the tapes may contain both correct and incorrect statements, and the words of people are not infallible. Also, you may understand them, or you may not. Your understanding may differ from what was intended. Therefore, you must take knowledge from the scholars, no matter what it costs you.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner from Britain says that he is unable to travel to seek knowledge, and he is eager to pursue it. His question is: Am I permitted to study from the tapes of scholars? What should I study? And would that make me a student of knowledge?
Answer:
No, do not consider yourself a student of knowledge by that means, but you may benefit from the tapes. Do not count it as seeking knowledge, because the tapes may contain both correct and incorrect statements, and the words of people are not infallible. Also, you may understand them, or you may not. Your understanding may differ from what was intended. Therefore, you must take knowledge from the scholars, no matter what it costs you.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 16-05-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (1:10:28)
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