What is your advice for beginner students of knowledge, and regarding some of them being occupied with responses between the shaykhs and scholars?
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Question:
What is your advice for beginner students of knowledge, and regarding some of them being occupied with responses between the shaykhs and scholars?
Answer:
They are required to seek knowledge first from the shaykhs, either in the dhikr circles held in the mosques, or in schools, institutes, and colleges through formal study. They are required to occupy themselves with seeking knowledge and leave off the talk, responses, and what passes between them. They should occupy themselves with seeking knowledge, with the remembrance of Allah, with advising one another, and leaving off backbiting, talebearing, and the argumentation that confuses ideas and causes hearts to hold grudges against one another. The student of knowledge must be a reconciler among people; how can he be one who creates discord among them?
This is not permissible. This is not permissible for a Muslim, so how much less for a student of knowledge? It is obligatory that the student of knowledge be characterized by reconciliation among people and settling disputes between them. This is the obligation, and advising the one who errs. This is the obligation upon the student of knowledge. Yes.
What is your advice for beginner students of knowledge, and regarding some of them being occupied with responses between the shaykhs and scholars?
Answer:
They are required to seek knowledge first from the shaykhs, either in the dhikr circles held in the mosques, or in schools, institutes, and colleges through formal study. They are required to occupy themselves with seeking knowledge and leave off the talk, responses, and what passes between them. They should occupy themselves with seeking knowledge, with the remembrance of Allah, with advising one another, and leaving off backbiting, talebearing, and the argumentation that confuses ideas and causes hearts to hold grudges against one another. The student of knowledge must be a reconciler among people; how can he be one who creates discord among them?
This is not permissible. This is not permissible for a Muslim, so how much less for a student of knowledge? It is obligatory that the student of knowledge be characterized by reconciliation among people and settling disputes between them. This is the obligation, and advising the one who errs. This is the obligation upon the student of knowledge. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما نصيحتكم لطلبة العلم المبتدئين وانشغال بعضهم بالردود بين المشائخ والعلماء؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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