The Preparation of the Layman for Seeking Knowledge and the Causes of Benefiting from It
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The questioner:
May Allah forgive you. Every layman now is prepared to seek knowledge. May Allah forgive you. I say, is every layman prepared to seek knowledge?
The Shaykh:
Yes, and if he has intellect, or if he has the ability to understand and comprehend, then he learns.
The questioner:
I mean, some souls may become despondent. One may be consistent in attending the dhikr circles and seeking knowledge, but as time passes, he experiences lethargy and boredom.
The Shaykh:
And one may remain for several years. They say success is in the hand of Allah. Does one neglect the means while saying success is in the hand of Allah? Many people learn but do not succeed, either due to a lack of understanding, or a lack of sincerity, or both. And the lack of understanding
The questioner:
is general. This is something from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
The Shaykh:
Rather, everyone who seeks knowledge has understanding, has insight, and has sincerity.
Another questioner:
Insight is the blessing of knowledge. Insight is the blessing of knowledge.
The Shaykh:
Insight is the knowledge itself. For this path, I call upon Allah with insight, with knowledge and clear proof, while he is in ignorance.
May Allah forgive you. Every layman now is prepared to seek knowledge. May Allah forgive you. I say, is every layman prepared to seek knowledge?
The Shaykh:
Yes, and if he has intellect, or if he has the ability to understand and comprehend, then he learns.
The questioner:
I mean, some souls may become despondent. One may be consistent in attending the dhikr circles and seeking knowledge, but as time passes, he experiences lethargy and boredom.
The Shaykh:
And one may remain for several years. They say success is in the hand of Allah. Does one neglect the means while saying success is in the hand of Allah? Many people learn but do not succeed, either due to a lack of understanding, or a lack of sincerity, or both. And the lack of understanding
The questioner:
is general. This is something from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
The Shaykh:
Rather, everyone who seeks knowledge has understanding, has insight, and has sincerity.
Another questioner:
Insight is the blessing of knowledge. Insight is the blessing of knowledge.
The Shaykh:
Insight is the knowledge itself. For this path, I call upon Allah with insight, with knowledge and clear proof, while he is in ignorance.
Source
شرح كشف الشبهات [ ابن باز ]، بداية من الفصل الأول : بيان أن مهمة الرسل الأولى : تحقيق توحيد العبادة — islamhouse.com (55:09)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.