What is the validity of the statement: "Whoever's shaykh is his book, his errors are more than his correct statements"?

Question:
Some people say: "Whoever's shaykh is his book, his errors are more than his correct statements."

Answer:
This is a well-known statement among the scholars; this statement is well-known. It refers to the one who is content with books and does not ask the people of knowledge, nor attend the gatherings of knowledge or the circles of knowledge. This person makes many mistakes, because he does not understand the intended meaning; he errs regarding the intended meaning when the meaning is not exemplified. He makes many mistakes; he may see a negated case when it is not negated, and when he sees a non-negated case, he thinks it is restricted. And when he sees many things in which the book and the narrators err, he errs in them, or he does not understand the meaning. So the point is that the one who relies on books only, and does not reach the knowledge, nor review it with them, nor attend their circles, nor study in the schools, may make many mistakes; his errors may be more. Yes.