The virtue of seeking religious knowledge over voluntary acts
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Question:
The questioner asks, Shaykh, about religious knowledge. He says: Is teaching religious knowledge better than righteous deeds?
Answer:
Yes, dedicating oneself to seeking knowledge is better than voluntary acts of worship. The angels spread their wings for the student of knowledge in approval of what he does. So there is no doubt that seeking knowledge is better than voluntary acts of worship, better than voluntary prayer, better than voluntary fasting, and better than voluntary charity. Yes.
The questioner asks, Shaykh, about religious knowledge. He says: Is teaching religious knowledge better than righteous deeds?
Answer:
Yes, dedicating oneself to seeking knowledge is better than voluntary acts of worship. The angels spread their wings for the student of knowledge in approval of what he does. So there is no doubt that seeking knowledge is better than voluntary acts of worship, better than voluntary prayer, better than voluntary fasting, and better than voluntary charity. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/124 — archive.org (5:46)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.