Prioritizing the Pursuit of Knowledge over Marriage
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What takes precedence for a student of knowledge? Does he prioritize knowledge or marriage? It is known that if he marries, he will be cut off from his pursuit of knowledge, because he is unable to provide for a family in the state of marriage?
Answer:
No, if he fears for himself the hardship and falling into what is forbidden, he marries. He prioritizes marriage to protect his chastity, and this helps him in his pursuit of knowledge.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What takes precedence for a student of knowledge? Does he prioritize knowledge or marriage? It is known that if he marries, he will be cut off from his pursuit of knowledge, because he is unable to provide for a family in the state of marriage?
Answer:
No, if he fears for himself the hardship and falling into what is forbidden, he marries. He prioritizes marriage to protect his chastity, and this helps him in his pursuit of knowledge.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن كيده العجيب : أنه يشام النفس حتى يعلم أي القوتين تغلب عليها — islamhouse.com (53:47)
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