How the Servant Attains Knowledge
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: How can the servant attain the knowledge that makes him among those of whom Allah said:[Fatir 35:28]?
Answer:
Knowledge is attained by the facilitation of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and then by learning. Knowledge is only attained by learning it from scholars and from its authentic sources, from the Book of Allah and from the Sunnah and its foundations. One must have patience in seeking knowledge, patience in memorization and understanding, and one must strive to ensure that nothing passes by or is skipped without having understood it. One asks about what is difficult for him. These things are necessary; learning is necessary, and it is also necessary to start with the concise scientific texts. One begins knowledge from its beginning, and from its concise texts in every discipline: a concise text in fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), a concise text in hadith, a concise text in tawhid (the oneness of Allah), a concise text in grammar, a concise text in inheritance, and so on. One memorizes a concise text on the terminology of hadith, and a concise text on the principles of jurisprudence. These sciences support one another and assist one another; they are all interconnected. One does not take one side and leave another side. One must learn these sciences, some alongside others, because some assist others. One strives to read extensively and to increase one’s exposure to the words of the people of knowledge.
It does not require patience; it requires time, it requires a long duration. Whoever does not taste the humiliation of learning for an hour will drink the cup of ignorance for the rest of his life.
Knowledge does not come as a gift. One must seek knowledge, one must have patience and hope for reward, and one must rectify the intention and aim for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Therefore, Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) will assist him. One calls upon Allah to understand him and to give him insight into his religion. One increases in supplication and changes the means. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, he says: How can the servant attain the knowledge that makes him among those of whom Allah said:
Only those fear Allah, from among His servants, who have knowledge.
إِنَّمَا يَخْشَى اللَّهَ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الْعُلَمَاءُAnswer:
Knowledge is attained by the facilitation of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and then by learning. Knowledge is only attained by learning it from scholars and from its authentic sources, from the Book of Allah and from the Sunnah and its foundations. One must have patience in seeking knowledge, patience in memorization and understanding, and one must strive to ensure that nothing passes by or is skipped without having understood it. One asks about what is difficult for him. These things are necessary; learning is necessary, and it is also necessary to start with the concise scientific texts. One begins knowledge from its beginning, and from its concise texts in every discipline: a concise text in fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), a concise text in hadith, a concise text in tawhid (the oneness of Allah), a concise text in grammar, a concise text in inheritance, and so on. One memorizes a concise text on the terminology of hadith, and a concise text on the principles of jurisprudence. These sciences support one another and assist one another; they are all interconnected. One does not take one side and leave another side. One must learn these sciences, some alongside others, because some assist others. One strives to read extensively and to increase one’s exposure to the words of the people of knowledge.
It does not require patience; it requires time, it requires a long duration. Whoever does not taste the humiliation of learning for an hour will drink the cup of ignorance for the rest of his life.
Knowledge does not come as a gift. One must seek knowledge, one must have patience and hope for reward, and one must rectify the intention and aim for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Therefore, Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) will assist him. One calls upon Allah to understand him and to give him insight into his religion. One increases in supplication and changes the means. Yes.
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 02 — archive.org (19:24)
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