Advice for the Beginner Student of Knowledge
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the advice for the beginner student of knowledge? Is it sufficient for him to attend these lessons and review them, and will that be enough for him in knowledge?
Answer:
These lessons are not sufficient for seeking knowledge, which is that you take a concise text from every discipline, read it to the shaykhs, and have them explain it to you. These lessons are merely guidance; they contain general direction and benefits, but one should not limit himself to them as if they suffice for seeking knowledge from the shaykhs. Also, seeking knowledge is not limited to a single discipline. One must read in hadith, fiqh, tawhid (the oneness of Allah), usul al-fiqh (the principles of jurisprudence), mustalah (terminology), and nahw (grammar). This is how the student of knowledge proceeds: he reads each discipline to the specialist in it, who explains it to him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the advice for the beginner student of knowledge? Is it sufficient for him to attend these lessons and review them, and will that be enough for him in knowledge?
Answer:
These lessons are not sufficient for seeking knowledge, which is that you take a concise text from every discipline, read it to the shaykhs, and have them explain it to you. These lessons are merely guidance; they contain general direction and benefits, but one should not limit himself to them as if they suffice for seeking knowledge from the shaykhs. Also, seeking knowledge is not limited to a single discipline. One must read in hadith, fiqh, tawhid (the oneness of Allah), usul al-fiqh (the principles of jurisprudence), mustalah (terminology), and nahw (grammar). This is how the student of knowledge proceeds: he reads each discipline to the specialist in it, who explains it to him. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأول كيده ومكره : أنه كاد الأبوين بالأيمان الكاذبة — islamhouse.com (1:17:07)
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