The Concept of Knowledge and the Teacher, and Whether It Is Exclusive to Scholars
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Question:
And this is what the poet said: "Do you know of anyone more noble or more exalted than the one who builds and creates souls and minds?" Honorable Shaykh, is knowledge linked to scholars, teachers, and students of knowledge, or does it include others? And why are some students of knowledge not open to meeting with young people and guiding them, so that deviation and confusion of concepts do not occur among many of the youth?
Answer:
This verse is by al-Hafiz Ibrahim from a long poem praising the teacher, and he does not mean the official teacher. Rather, he means the teacher, whether official or voluntary. He builds souls and minds without a doubt. Whether he is an employee for teaching, or a voluntary teacher who has an abundance of knowledge and breadth of knowledge with which he benefits his brothers.
But I also see that this is not limited to the teacher in his two types, but rather the father first. The father also builds souls and minds, so the father builds his son and teaches him what he is able to raise him upon, such as maintaining obedience and noble morals.
He is the first teacher, and for this reason the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan ad-Daraqutni 3:9. The father is undoubtedly a teacher and a nurturer, and for this reason Allah commanded him to say in his supplication for his parents: [Al-Isra 17:24]. And nurturing is not, as some people understand it, merely physical nurturing in food, drink, clothing, and shelter; rather, more important than that is religious nurturing, intellectual nurturing, and psychological nurturing; these are the most important. The teacher includes everyone who nurtures the young in goodness. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
And this is what the poet said: "Do you know of anyone more noble or more exalted than the one who builds and creates souls and minds?" Honorable Shaykh, is knowledge linked to scholars, teachers, and students of knowledge, or does it include others? And why are some students of knowledge not open to meeting with young people and guiding them, so that deviation and confusion of concepts do not occur among many of the youth?
Answer:
This verse is by al-Hafiz Ibrahim from a long poem praising the teacher, and he does not mean the official teacher. Rather, he means the teacher, whether official or voluntary. He builds souls and minds without a doubt. Whether he is an employee for teaching, or a voluntary teacher who has an abundance of knowledge and breadth of knowledge with which he benefits his brothers.
But I also see that this is not limited to the teacher in his two types, but rather the father first. The father also builds souls and minds, so the father builds his son and teaches him what he is able to raise him upon, such as maintaining obedience and noble morals.
He is the first teacher, and for this reason the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
to pray at the age of seven, and beat them for it
بالصلاة لسبع سنين واضربوهم عليهاand say, "My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small."
وَقُل رَّبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًاThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
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