The Ruling on Seeking Knowledge by Contacting Scholars
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Question:
Is it permissible to seek knowledge by contacting the scholars of the Sunnah, or is it necessary to sit with them in their lessons and lectures?
Answer:
Contacting them for the sake of asking questions and seeking fatwas is fine, but contacting them for the purpose of learning is not; that is not what is appropriate or sufficient. One must go to the scholars, sit with them, listen to their lessons, and ask them directly. That is seeking knowledge. Yes.
Is it permissible to seek knowledge by contacting the scholars of the Sunnah, or is it necessary to sit with them in their lessons and lectures?
Answer:
Contacting them for the sake of asking questions and seeking fatwas is fine, but contacting them for the purpose of learning is not; that is not what is appropriate or sufficient. One must go to the scholars, sit with them, listen to their lessons, and ask them directly. That is seeking knowledge. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 12 من 25|دروس التفسير في الحرم المكي|تفسير سورة النساء|066-073|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (46:15)
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