Seeking knowledge through audio tapes
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is the one who seeks knowledge through tapes, where he studies the texts and listens to the explanation of one of the scholars,
Answer:
No, no, that is not seeking knowledge. It is not through tapes; it is through the scholars: attending in their presence, asking them, discussing with them, and taking knowledge from them. It is not knowledge that is taken from tapes and books and… Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is the one who seeks knowledge through tapes, where he studies the texts and listens to the explanation of one of the scholars,
Answer:
No, no, that is not seeking knowledge. It is not through tapes; it is through the scholars: attending in their presence, asking them, discussing with them, and taking knowledge from them. It is not knowledge that is taken from tapes and books and… Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ومن كيده الذي بلغ به من الجهال ما بلغ : الوسواس — islamhouse.com (1:00:22)
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