The Ummah’s Need for Educating Scholars
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The questioner:
That is, they also repeat the problem of the disappearance of the educating scholar, as they say, the one who builds strong bridges between himself and the youth?
The Shaykh:
We are in a state of estrangement, so that is not surprising; because scholars are few now everywhere. Scholars of the Shari'ah, scholars of Islamic education, are few, and many of them are also occupied with what occupies them, such as judging, teaching, and other matters they undertake for the interests of the Muslims. This may occupy them from what is required of them in caring for Islamic education and spreading knowledge in the mosques and the like; because they are occupied with other matters in the interests of the Muslims, such as judging and others, and administrative matters that may have occupied them from some issues that required them to take charge of them. And other than this, there are things that may occupy a scholar from what students may want from him, such as elaboration, care for teaching, and ample time for that.
The questioner:
Is there an excuse for them in this, Your Eminence the Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if they are the guides of the Muslims, they are excused from further elaboration for the students if they have fulfilled the obligation in teaching, judging, and the like. Yes.
The questioner:
But I believe the role of educating the youth is an important role, meaning it may be one of the most important roles in society.
The Shaykh:
This is happening in the colleges of science, in the schools and institutes and the like. These are all places of guidance.
The questioner:
Okay.
The Shaykh:
Education is education.
The questioner:
It is the education of the outward appearance.
The Shaykh:
And teaching.
The questioner:
It is supposed to be so, but it seems that reality is not as it should be. I heard that.
The Shaykh:
This is obligatory, and the reality, praise be to Allah, in the universities, and the reality in the Sharif College at Imam University, and the Islamic University, and Umm al-Qura University, and many other universities, and praise be to Allah, there is much good in them. But it is not as required in everything. There may be a deficiency. There may be a deficiency. Perfection belongs to Allah alone, as we know, perfection belongs to Allah alone. But there is education that exists, and there are teachers in the mosques and other schools besides the universities, and he is also fulfilling a great obligation. But shortcoming exists. Shortcoming exists. And the scarcity of scholars as well. The many students who want more than the level of the teacher or above the level of the scholar who teaches them in the official lessons may not be able to bear what they want; because the periods are limited and the times are limited.
That is, they also repeat the problem of the disappearance of the educating scholar, as they say, the one who builds strong bridges between himself and the youth?
The Shaykh:
We are in a state of estrangement, so that is not surprising; because scholars are few now everywhere. Scholars of the Shari'ah, scholars of Islamic education, are few, and many of them are also occupied with what occupies them, such as judging, teaching, and other matters they undertake for the interests of the Muslims. This may occupy them from what is required of them in caring for Islamic education and spreading knowledge in the mosques and the like; because they are occupied with other matters in the interests of the Muslims, such as judging and others, and administrative matters that may have occupied them from some issues that required them to take charge of them. And other than this, there are things that may occupy a scholar from what students may want from him, such as elaboration, care for teaching, and ample time for that.
The questioner:
Is there an excuse for them in this, Your Eminence the Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if they are the guides of the Muslims, they are excused from further elaboration for the students if they have fulfilled the obligation in teaching, judging, and the like. Yes.
The questioner:
But I believe the role of educating the youth is an important role, meaning it may be one of the most important roles in society.
The Shaykh:
This is happening in the colleges of science, in the schools and institutes and the like. These are all places of guidance.
The questioner:
Okay.
The Shaykh:
Education is education.
The questioner:
It is the education of the outward appearance.
The Shaykh:
And teaching.
The questioner:
It is supposed to be so, but it seems that reality is not as it should be. I heard that.
The Shaykh:
This is obligatory, and the reality, praise be to Allah, in the universities, and the reality in the Sharif College at Imam University, and the Islamic University, and Umm al-Qura University, and many other universities, and praise be to Allah, there is much good in them. But it is not as required in everything. There may be a deficiency. There may be a deficiency. Perfection belongs to Allah alone, as we know, perfection belongs to Allah alone. But there is education that exists, and there are teachers in the mosques and other schools besides the universities, and he is also fulfilling a great obligation. But shortcoming exists. Shortcoming exists. And the scarcity of scholars as well. The many students who want more than the level of the teacher or above the level of the scholar who teaches them in the official lessons may not be able to bear what they want; because the periods are limited and the times are limited.
Source
على طريق الدعوة — islamhouse.com (21:17)
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