Taking Knowledge from Students of Knowledge Who Have Deviations
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Question:
I say, Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there are some students of knowledge who have some deviations in their methodology of calling to Allah, but they possess a great deal of knowledge. So, do we take knowledge from them and read their books, or is it sufficient to rely on the people of the correct Salafi methodology?
Answer:
If they have bid'ah (religious innovations) and deviations, do not take knowledge from them, because knowledge is not taken from an innovator so that you are not influenced by him. But if it is a deviation in something that does not reach the level of bid'ah, but rather a deviation in method or a deviation in opinion that does not reach the level of bid'ah, then this is not a barrier. Or a deviation in a fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) issue, a deviation in a fiqh issue of ijtihad (independent legal reasoning), this is not a barrier. Disagreement in fiqh issues exists, and the Muslims used to learn from scholars even if there was disagreement among them; there is no barrier. But if the matter reaches the level of bid'ah, then no; the innovator is not to be sat with, and knowledge is not taken from him. Yes.
I say, Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there are some students of knowledge who have some deviations in their methodology of calling to Allah, but they possess a great deal of knowledge. So, do we take knowledge from them and read their books, or is it sufficient to rely on the people of the correct Salafi methodology?
Answer:
If they have bid'ah (religious innovations) and deviations, do not take knowledge from them, because knowledge is not taken from an innovator so that you are not influenced by him. But if it is a deviation in something that does not reach the level of bid'ah, but rather a deviation in method or a deviation in opinion that does not reach the level of bid'ah, then this is not a barrier. Or a deviation in a fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) issue, a deviation in a fiqh issue of ijtihad (independent legal reasoning), this is not a barrier. Disagreement in fiqh issues exists, and the Muslims used to learn from scholars even if there was disagreement among them; there is no barrier. But if the matter reaches the level of bid'ah, then no; the innovator is not to be sat with, and knowledge is not taken from him. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { إِنَّمَا ذَلِكُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ يُخَوِّفُ أَوْلِيَاءَهُ فَلا تَخَافُوهُمْ وَخَافُونِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ } — islamhouse.com (1:07:48)
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