The Layman’s Absence from the Gatherings of the Scholars
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Does the layman commit a sin if he fails to attend the gatherings of the scholars, especially if the lessons are on matters of creed and tawhid (the oneness of Allah)?
Answer:
He does not commit a sin, but he loses this lesson and this benefit, and he is in need of it. He has deprived himself of knowledge.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Does the layman commit a sin if he fails to attend the gatherings of the scholars, especially if the lessons are on matters of creed and tawhid (the oneness of Allah)?
Answer:
He does not commit a sin, but he loses this lesson and this benefit, and he is in need of it. He has deprived himself of knowledge.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما جاء في إقطاع المعادن — islamhouse.com (55:32)
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