The Impact of Sins on the Pursuit of Knowledge and the College of Sharia: On the Lessons

The questioner:
He asks: Do sins prevent one from seeking knowledge? And does the Faculty of Sharia suffice in place of seeking knowledge from the shaykhs?

The Shaykh:
Sins do not prevent one from seeking knowledge. One does not learn except for the sake of what the sinner does: how he repents, what he does, and what is obligatory upon him. So he learns even if he is a sinner. Few are free from sins. I mean, only one of the angels learns; this is not possible. He learns even if he is a sinner, and Allah forgives him and accepts his repentance. Yes, and as for

The questioner:
Yes, that is correct.

The Shaykh:
But the question.

The questioner:
The first question. The College of Sharia says: Does it suffice for?

The Shaykh:
The default is that the person who is enrolled in the Faculty of Sharia maintains his study of the faculty, understands it, and masters it. If he has extra time and sits with the shaykhs in the mosques, that is an increase in good. But if he wants to neglect the faculty's lessons and go to the mosques, no, that is not permissible. Yes.