What a student of knowledge should begin with in order to respond to those who doubt the scholars

The questioner:
He says: In light of the attacks on the scholars and the people of knowledge, and the doubt cast upon them, I want to respond to these people, but I do not know how. So what do you advise me to begin with in terms of knowledge in order to respond to these people who doubt the scholars?

The Shaykh:
You must enroll in schools, institutes, and colleges for formal study, or join the scholars' circles in the mosques and focus on memorization. Focus on memorization, and focus on understanding what you memorize under the guidance of the scholars. This is the correct path for receiving knowledge, such that you do not produce anything without having understood it, and whatever you do not understand, you ask about it, until you progress in knowledge step by step. Yes.

The questioner:
He says: There are some who, when...

The Shaykh:
Your speech is connected. We do not focus on one discipline of knowledge and neglect the others, because the disciplines of knowledge serve one another. So you study grammar and rhetoric. You study the science of hadith. You study the science of tafsir. You study fiqh and the principles of jurisprudence. It is necessary that you have a share in learning from every discipline. And praise be to Allah, the scholars have not fallen short with us. They have authored summaries, briefs, and poems for us, and they have authored intermediate and extensive works in which we progress gradually. So the matter lies in attending to this and proceeding along the correct path. Yes.