Is it necessary to have a clear mind and complete physical rest to seek knowledge?
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Question:
He asks: Is it necessary to have a clear mind and complete physical rest to seek knowledge? If a person returns from his work exhausted and tired, but he has determination and a love for knowledge and attends the gatherings of knowledge, is this considered struggling against his self, or is he struggling for it?
Answer:
He should take his rest when he needs rest, because if he goes to seek knowledge or to worship while he is tired, the intended result will not be achieved. So he takes his rest, then he goes to seek knowledge and to worship after taking his rest.[Al-Muzzammil 73:6] And the standing in the night is the standing after sleep. It is the standing after sleep, yes.
He asks: Is it necessary to have a clear mind and complete physical rest to seek knowledge? If a person returns from his work exhausted and tired, but he has determination and a love for knowledge and attends the gatherings of knowledge, is this considered struggling against his self, or is he struggling for it?
Answer:
He should take his rest when he needs rest, because if he goes to seek knowledge or to worship while he is tired, the intended result will not be achieved. So he takes his rest, then he goes to seek knowledge and to worship after taking his rest.
Indeed, the hours of the night are more effective for concurrence [of heart and tongue] and more suitable for words.
إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ اللَّيْلِ هِيَ أَشَدُّ وَطْئًا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل لا بد من تفرغ الذهن والراحة التامة للجسم لطلب العلم؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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