The ruling on seeking knowledge from a young age and the refutation of the statement of those who deter from it

Question:
You should refrain from going out and traveling, especially the young ones, and especially the young ones. Take care of them and do not let them travel and go off while you do not know about them or where they have gone. This is dangerous, especially in this time.

Answer:
May Allah reward you. I sat with some people who said to me, "Do not seek knowledge, because Ibn Abbas used to provision himself with faith until he knew his Lord through faith, and he did not seek knowledge until he grew old in age." This is a false statement. And this is propagated by people who want to mislead the youth of the Muslims and deter them from seeking it. So beware of these people. Seek knowledge. A person seeks knowledge from the age of discernment until death, and he does not leave seeking knowledge. The one who says this, "Do not seek knowledge until you grow old," what makes you know about Ibn Abbas? Ibn Abbas was a small child, and he used to keep close to the gatherings of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), to the extent that when he stood to pray at night while still a child, he would stand and line up beside him, receiving from him (peace and blessings be upon him).
You know Ibn Abbas, you know the biography of Ibn Abbas and how he learned, glory be to Allah! But I tell you, there are people who have Sufism, and the Sufis generally warn against seeking knowledge, because knowledge refutes their misguidance and demolishes their school of thought, so they are afraid of this. So seek knowledge and do not pay attention to these people. Yes.