Is this statement correct: “The more a scholar’s knowledge increases, the less he forbids what is wrong”?
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, asks: Is this statement correct? What is its meaning? It is: “The more a scholar’s knowledge increases, the less he forbids what is wrong”?
Answer:
He forbids what is wrong? Yes, it is the opposite. The more his knowledge increases, the more he forbids what is wrong, if by “what is wrong” you mean munkar (what is wrong). He forbids it more because he has become more knowledgeable about what is wrong than others, and his responsibility is greater than that of others. Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, asks: Is this statement correct? What is its meaning? It is: “The more a scholar’s knowledge increases, the less he forbids what is wrong”?
Answer:
He forbids what is wrong? Yes, it is the opposite. The more his knowledge increases, the more he forbids what is wrong, if by “what is wrong” you mean munkar (what is wrong). He forbids it more because he has become more knowledgeable about what is wrong than others, and his responsibility is greater than that of others. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [300 -521] هل هذه العبارة صحيحة وهي: العالِم كلما كثر علمه قلَّ إنكاره؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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