The Ruling on Racing for Prizes in Matters of Knowledge
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to race for prizes in matters of knowledge?
Answer:
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him), in his book al-Farasiyyah, includes matters of Islamic knowledge—namely, Islamic knowledge, fiqh, hadith, and tafsir—among the three categories, because it falls under jihad in the path of Allah. Since learning knowledge is included in jihad in the path of Allah, he permits prizes for Islamic legal questions and for racing in Islamic legal questions.
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to race for prizes in matters of knowledge?
Answer:
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him), in his book al-Farasiyyah, includes matters of Islamic knowledge—namely, Islamic knowledge, fiqh, hadith, and tafsir—among the three categories, because it falls under jihad in the path of Allah. Since learning knowledge is included in jihad in the path of Allah, he permits prizes for Islamic legal questions and for racing in Islamic legal questions.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 146 من 175 /شرح بلوغ المرام/الحدود/حد الشارب وبيان المسكر/صالح الفوزان/الحديث/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:03:10)
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