The student of knowledge who commits sins and the fact that his knowledge is a proof against him
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a student of knowledge commits some sins, does this count as hypocrisy, and does his knowledge become a proof against him?
Answer:
If he contradicts the knowledge he possesses, then yes, his knowledge is a proof against him before Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). It may be hypocrisy, or it may be sin; he is a sinner.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a student of knowledge commits some sins, does this count as hypocrisy, and does his knowledge become a proof against him?
Answer:
If he contradicts the knowledge he possesses, then yes, his knowledge is a proof against him before Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). It may be hypocrisy, or it may be sin; he is a sinner.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الثالث في انقسام أدوية أمراض القلب إلى قسمين : طبيعية وشرعية — islamhouse.com (45:32)
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