Scientific Lessons and Reading Books of Disagreement for the Beginner
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: There are those whom the scholars speak about frequently regarding certain readers. Who is it permissible to approach for knowledge? They have them, and they gather general scientific lessons. How? There are those whom the scholars speak about frequently regarding certain readers. Who is it permissible to approach for knowledge? They have them, and they gather general scientific lessons.
The Shaykh:
I do not think, if Allah wills, that those who are guaranteed to give scientific lessons in this land declare the scholars to be disbelievers. That is a risk in speech. I do not think that the students of knowledge and the scholars in this land who organize lessons or organize scientific courses are, as the questioner described them, declaring the scholars to be disbelievers. If that were the case, what would be the benefit? If they declare the scholars to be disbelievers, where do they learn from the people? Where do they study the people? Yes.
The questioner:
Disagreement with those who differ on matters of independent legal reasoning is considered disagreement.
The Shaykh:
As for the issue of reading books that contain disagreement, one should not read in them except one who is established in knowledge, who knows the correct opinion from the incorrect one. As for the beginner, he should not read in these books, but rather he should read in the concise books that follow one opinion and do not contain disagreement, until he becomes well-versed in knowledge and has a harvest of it. Then, after that, he should gradually move to books of disagreement after he has a stock of knowledge. As for a beginner coming and reading in books of disagreement, he is lost; he is lost between the disagreements and becomes confused, not knowing where to go.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: There are those whom the scholars speak about frequently regarding certain readers. Who is it permissible to approach for knowledge? They have them, and they gather general scientific lessons. How? There are those whom the scholars speak about frequently regarding certain readers. Who is it permissible to approach for knowledge? They have them, and they gather general scientific lessons.
The Shaykh:
I do not think, if Allah wills, that those who are guaranteed to give scientific lessons in this land declare the scholars to be disbelievers. That is a risk in speech. I do not think that the students of knowledge and the scholars in this land who organize lessons or organize scientific courses are, as the questioner described them, declaring the scholars to be disbelievers. If that were the case, what would be the benefit? If they declare the scholars to be disbelievers, where do they learn from the people? Where do they study the people? Yes.
The questioner:
Disagreement with those who differ on matters of independent legal reasoning is considered disagreement.
The Shaykh:
As for the issue of reading books that contain disagreement, one should not read in them except one who is established in knowledge, who knows the correct opinion from the incorrect one. As for the beginner, he should not read in these books, but rather he should read in the concise books that follow one opinion and do not contain disagreement, until he becomes well-versed in knowledge and has a harvest of it. Then, after that, he should gradually move to books of disagreement after he has a stock of knowledge. As for a beginner coming and reading in books of disagreement, he is lost; he is lost between the disagreements and becomes confused, not knowing where to go.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 14 من 15 / شرح أصول الإيمان / قبض العلم/ صالح الفوزان / العقيدة/ كبار العلماء — youtube.com (55:56)
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