The branch with which a student of knowledge begins
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The Shaykh:
He says: Which branch of knowledge do you advise the one who wants to gain understanding of the religion to start with? I have clarified this. I said that he should begin with the summaries of the books of Islamic jurisprudence. He should memorize them, not just read them; he must memorize them. Memorization alone is not sufficient; he must read them to a scholar who explains them to him and clarifies them for him, so that he is held to the correct path. Yes.
He says: Which branch of knowledge do you advise the one who wants to gain understanding of the religion to start with? I have clarified this. I said that he should begin with the summaries of the books of Islamic jurisprudence. He should memorize them, not just read them; he must memorize them. Memorization alone is not sufficient; he must read them to a scholar who explains them to him and clarifies them for him, so that he is held to the correct path. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-039-الفقه في الدين|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:13:50)
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