May I travel to seek knowledge while my parents need me, given that their livelihood is stable?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: May I go to a place far from my parents for the purpose of seeking knowledge, while my parents need me, but their livelihood is going well, though they lack some of the necessities of life? May I travel?
Answer:
No, you may not travel unless they give you permission, because obedience to them is obligatory. So you stay with them until they give you permission to go to seek knowledge. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: May I go to a place far from my parents for the purpose of seeking knowledge, while my parents need me, but their livelihood is going well, though they lack some of the necessities of life? May I travel?
Answer:
No, you may not travel unless they give you permission, because obedience to them is obligatory. So you stay with them until they give you permission to go to seek knowledge. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [439 -521] هل لي أن أسافر لطلب العلم ووالدي في حاجتي، علما أن أمور معيشتهم مستقرة؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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