Advice for a student of knowledge at the beginning of his pursuit
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Question:
He says: What do you advise me to read from the concise books of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence)? May you be rewarded, for I am at the beginning of my pursuit of knowledge?
Answer:
Seeking knowledge is not by reading books; rather, seeking knowledge is receiving knowledge from the scholars in the teaching circles in the mosques, or in the scientific institutes, the Shari'ah (Islamic sacred law) faculties, or the faculties of the principles of religion. So it is necessary that you either sit with the scholars in the circles of dhikr (remembrance of Allah), or that you enroll in the formal study system. As for seeking knowledge through books and reading books, that is dangerous in that you may understand something other than what was intended, and that you may issue fatwas (scholarly legal rulings) without knowledge.
He says: What do you advise me to read from the concise books of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence)? May you be rewarded, for I am at the beginning of my pursuit of knowledge?
Answer:
Seeking knowledge is not by reading books; rather, seeking knowledge is receiving knowledge from the scholars in the teaching circles in the mosques, or in the scientific institutes, the Shari'ah (Islamic sacred law) faculties, or the faculties of the principles of religion. So it is necessary that you either sit with the scholars in the circles of dhikr (remembrance of Allah), or that you enroll in the formal study system. As for seeking knowledge through books and reading books, that is dangerous in that you may understand something other than what was intended, and that you may issue fatwas (scholarly legal rulings) without knowledge.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/055 — archive.org (4:13)
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