The Meaning of the Statement: "Knowledge is Only the Fear of Allah"
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Question:
Your Eminence, father, the questioner says: Some scholars say, "Knowledge is only the fear of Allah." What is meant by this?
Answer:
There are two types of knowledge: knowledge on the tongue, which is found in the hypocrite, in the one with little mindfulness of Allah, and in the one who falls short in obeying Allah; and knowledge in the heart, which is the true knowledge, and it is the fear of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). This is never found in the hypocrite.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Your Eminence, father, the questioner says: Some scholars say, "Knowledge is only the fear of Allah." What is meant by this?
Answer:
There are two types of knowledge: knowledge on the tongue, which is found in the hypocrite, in the one with little mindfulness of Allah, and in the one who falls short in obeying Allah; and knowledge in the heart, which is the true knowledge, and it is the fear of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). This is never found in the hypocrite.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، كتاب القضاء — islamhouse.com (56:09)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.