Is it permissible for a student to learn from the audio tapes of scholars’ explanations if there are no scholars in his country?
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Question:
He says: In a country where there are no scholars, does the student learn from the audio tapes of scholars’ explanations, such as your explanations and the explanations of Your Eminence, Shaykh al-Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him)?
Answer:
A person does not learn from the tapes or from the books, but he only benefits from them. As for learning from them, no. However, there is no harm in him listening to them and benefiting from them. It is benefit, not learning. Yes. Learning is only from the scholars.
He says: In a country where there are no scholars, does the student learn from the audio tapes of scholars’ explanations, such as your explanations and the explanations of Your Eminence, Shaykh al-Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him)?
Answer:
A person does not learn from the tapes or from the books, but he only benefits from them. As for learning from them, no. However, there is no harm in him listening to them and benefiting from them. It is benefit, not learning. Yes. Learning is only from the scholars.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز أن يتعلم الطالب على الأشرطة العلمية التي شرحها العلماء إذا كان في بلد لا يوجد فيه علماء؟ — youtube.com
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