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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on restricting knowledge to some people and not others

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, in his final question he says: Is it permissible to restrict knowledge to some people and not others?

Answer:
Yes, Allah has granted knowledge to some people and not to others; not everyone is a scholar. This knowledge is from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)
He gives wisdom to whom He willsيُؤْتِي الْحِكْمَةَ مَن يَشَاءُ
[Al-Baqarah 2:269]
meaning jurisprudence
and whoever has been given wisdom has certainly been given much goodوَمَن يُؤْتَ الْحِكْمَةَ فَقَدْ أُوتِيَ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا
[Al-Baqarah 2:269]
. Yes.
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/086 — archive.org (5:04)

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