Comparing the Seeking of Knowledge and Fighting in the Path of Allah
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is seeking knowledge better, or fighting in the path of Allah?
Answer:
Seeking knowledge is better; seeking knowledge is better, unless the imam specifically calls him out, for that is an individual obligation, and in that case, a person must go out. But if he is not specifically called out, then seeking knowledge is undoubtedly better than [fighting] in the path of Allah. That is to say, the student of knowledge understands his own affairs and explains them to the people, and he explains them to the mujahideen and to those who are not mujahideen. The student of knowledge is undoubtedly better, unless he is called out to [fight], and may Allah preserve him, and if Allah wills.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is seeking knowledge better, or fighting in the path of Allah?
Answer:
Seeking knowledge is better; seeking knowledge is better, unless the imam specifically calls him out, for that is an individual obligation, and in that case, a person must go out. But if he is not specifically called out, then seeking knowledge is undoubtedly better than [fighting] in the path of Allah. That is to say, the student of knowledge understands his own affairs and explains them to the people, and he explains them to the mujahideen and to those who are not mujahideen. The student of knowledge is undoubtedly better, unless he is called out to [fight], and may Allah preserve him, and if Allah wills.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب من الشرك إرادة الإنسان بعمله الدنيا — islamhouse.com (54:14)
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