Phrase: "Whoever taught me a letter, I became his slave"
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, some people repeat phrases, and the phrase "Whoever taught me a letter, I became his slave" is written. What is the authenticity of this phrase?
Answer:
This is an acknowledgment of a person's merit, and I do not recall it being narrated, but people use it to acknowledge the teacher's merit. There is no doubt that the teacher has a right over the student. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, some people repeat phrases, and the phrase "Whoever taught me a letter, I became his slave" is written. What is the authenticity of this phrase?
Answer:
This is an acknowledgment of a person's merit, and I do not recall it being narrated, but people use it to acknowledge the teacher's merit. There is no doubt that the teacher has a right over the student. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/223 — archive.org (12:35)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.