Advice for the one who stays late to seek knowledge
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The questioner : In another question as well, we know that seeking knowledge is an individual obligation.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : But this seeking of knowledge might involve going out at night. I mean, this is a problem I have had. Many times I go out and stay up late to seek knowledge, and my mother worries about me a lot. For a period of time, she said, "I am not happy with you if you go out and stay late." So what do you advise us, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Your mother is committed and holds fast to the Shari'ah.
The questioner : No, she is not committed. She prays and fasts, but we say she is of the old mindset.
The Shaykh : I mean, if you were to say to her, for example, "Knowledge and its virtue," what am I doing staying up watching television and playing games and so on? Does all that talk not benefit her?
The questioner : I explained it to her, subhan Allah, but because I am the best one in the family and I am now alone with her, I mean, she worries about me, we say.
The Shaykh : She is alone in the house.
The questioner : No, it is me and my wife, and she.
The Shaykh : I mean, she and your wife, when you are absent from them, they are the two of them.
The questioner : Yes, together.
The Shaykh : Okay, and how long do you stay up?
The questioner : It is the sessions, I mean.
The Shaykh : No, the sessions must be organized. When the lesson is over, go back to your mother's house.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah do you good, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : The important thing is, if the session you attend is a scholarly session and you feel that you benefit from it, you must not leave it, and you should be kind to your mother as much as you can.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah do you good, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : But this seeking of knowledge might involve going out at night. I mean, this is a problem I have had. Many times I go out and stay up late to seek knowledge, and my mother worries about me a lot. For a period of time, she said, "I am not happy with you if you go out and stay late." So what do you advise us, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Your mother is committed and holds fast to the Shari'ah.
The questioner : No, she is not committed. She prays and fasts, but we say she is of the old mindset.
The Shaykh : I mean, if you were to say to her, for example, "Knowledge and its virtue," what am I doing staying up watching television and playing games and so on? Does all that talk not benefit her?
The questioner : I explained it to her, subhan Allah, but because I am the best one in the family and I am now alone with her, I mean, she worries about me, we say.
The Shaykh : She is alone in the house.
The questioner : No, it is me and my wife, and she.
The Shaykh : I mean, she and your wife, when you are absent from them, they are the two of them.
The questioner : Yes, together.
The Shaykh : Okay, and how long do you stay up?
The questioner : It is the sessions, I mean.
The Shaykh : No, the sessions must be organized. When the lesson is over, go back to your mother's house.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah do you good, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : The important thing is, if the session you attend is a scholarly session and you feel that you benefit from it, you must not leave it, and you should be kind to your mother as much as you can.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah do you good, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 1321 — d3watuna.com (15:39)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.