Distinguishing Between the Scholar and the One Who Pretends to Be a Scholar
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: You mentioned (may Allah preserve you) at the beginning of the lesson that a person must ask the people of knowledge and not ask those who pretend to be scholars. Yes. He says: We are the junior students of knowledge; how can we distinguish between the scholar and the one who pretends to be a scholar?
Answer:
My brother, the scholar is not hidden; people know him. Ask people about him. The scholar is not hidden; everyone knows him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: You mentioned (may Allah preserve you) at the beginning of the lesson that a person must ask the people of knowledge and not ask those who pretend to be scholars. Yes. He says: We are the junior students of knowledge; how can we distinguish between the scholar and the one who pretends to be a scholar?
Answer:
My brother, the scholar is not hidden; people know him. Ask people about him. The scholar is not hidden; everyone knows him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1069- التفريق بين العالم والمتعالم - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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