Diminishing the Status of Scholars and Directing Youth to Respect Them
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Question:
This is a question from students at the College of Medicine. They say: Your Eminence the Shaykh, may Allah bless you. We see a lot of attempts to diminish the status of our honorable scholars. The biggest problem is what we see of weak-minded people following such people on social media platforms. So what is the guidance for us and for those present regarding the respect and appreciation of our scholars?
Answer:
This is not something new. Those who belittle the scholars and callers to Allah, and the people of religion, have predecessors. They are the ones who slander the believers who wear the white garments and give in charity, and those who do not[At-Tawbah 9:79] This is enough: Allah mocks them when they mock the people of knowledge; Allah mocks them. We ask Allah for well-being. Yes.
This is a question from students at the College of Medicine. They say: Your Eminence the Shaykh, may Allah bless you. We see a lot of attempts to diminish the status of our honorable scholars. The biggest problem is what we see of weak-minded people following such people on social media platforms. So what is the guidance for us and for those present regarding the respect and appreciation of our scholars?
Answer:
This is not something new. Those who belittle the scholars and callers to Allah, and the people of religion, have predecessors. They are the ones who slander the believers who wear the white garments and give in charity, and those who do not
find nothing [to spend] except their effort, so they ridicule them - Allah will ridicule them, and they will have a painful punishment.
يَجِدُونَ إِلَّا جُهْدَهُمْ فَيَسْخَرُونَ مِنْهُمْ سَخِرَ اللَّهُ مِنْهُمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-085-مسؤولية الشباب تجاه دينهم ووطنهم|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (31:23)
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