The Minimum Requirement for Learning Islamic Jurisprudence
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I am studying at the Institute of Islamic Studies, and I would like a word from the Honorable Shaykh for the students of knowledge. What is the minimum requirement for learning Islamic jurisprudence? And is what we study in the institutes sufficient? May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, seeking religious knowledge is a blessing from Allah the Exalted, for upon it religion stands. Religion does not stand except upon religious knowledge. The Institute of Islamic Studies, praise be to Allah, contains much good, and it has curricula in various useful religious sciences. So you are in a state of blessing, praise be to Allah.
It is obligatory for you to pay attention to these curricula in tafsir, hadith, fiqh, Arabic language, and usul. Pay attention to them, for this is the foundation of knowledge. These curricula are the foundation of knowledge and its entry points. They are useful summaries selected for you. Study them by memorization, understanding, and care. And studying at the Institute of Islamic Studies is not sufficient.
This is only the foundation of knowledge. So also study the university, the College of Sharia and Principles of Religion, and the Arabic language. Study graduate studies. Study under the shaykhs in the mosques if you have acquired some of that. Seeking knowledge has no limit. And Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, said to His Prophet:[Taha 20:114] So the Muslim is in need, and the scholar is in need, of increasing in knowledge. Knowledge has no limit to which it ends. And whoever thinks he is a scholar is ignorant; for he remains in need of knowledge, and in need of provisioning himself with knowledge as much as he is able. Yes.
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I am studying at the Institute of Islamic Studies, and I would like a word from the Honorable Shaykh for the students of knowledge. What is the minimum requirement for learning Islamic jurisprudence? And is what we study in the institutes sufficient? May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, seeking religious knowledge is a blessing from Allah the Exalted, for upon it religion stands. Religion does not stand except upon religious knowledge. The Institute of Islamic Studies, praise be to Allah, contains much good, and it has curricula in various useful religious sciences. So you are in a state of blessing, praise be to Allah.
It is obligatory for you to pay attention to these curricula in tafsir, hadith, fiqh, Arabic language, and usul. Pay attention to them, for this is the foundation of knowledge. These curricula are the foundation of knowledge and its entry points. They are useful summaries selected for you. Study them by memorization, understanding, and care. And studying at the Institute of Islamic Studies is not sufficient.
This is only the foundation of knowledge. So also study the university, the College of Sharia and Principles of Religion, and the Arabic language. Study graduate studies. Study under the shaykhs in the mosques if you have acquired some of that. Seeking knowledge has no limit. And Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, said to His Prophet:
and say, "My Lord, increase me in knowledge."
وَقُل رَّبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/271 — archive.org (0:53)
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