Which is better: silence and listening to the Shaykh, or being occupied with dhikr during the lesson?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: For one who attends gatherings of knowledge, is it better for him to listen and pay attention, or to be occupied with dhikr?
Answer:
Gatherings of knowledge are dhikr; gatherings of knowledge are dhikr, learning, and understanding. So it is better for him to listen and benefit, and he is in a state of dhikr. If he sits in the circle of knowledge and listens, he is in a state of dhikrSahih Muslim 2699a. This is from dhikr, yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: For one who attends gatherings of knowledge, is it better for him to listen and pay attention, or to be occupied with dhikr?
Answer:
Gatherings of knowledge are dhikr; gatherings of knowledge are dhikr, learning, and understanding. So it is better for him to listen and benefit, and he is in a state of dhikr. If he sits in the circle of knowledge and listens, he is in a state of dhikr
those persons who assemble in the house among the houses of Allah (mosques) and recite the Book of Allah and they learn and teach the Qur'an (among themselves)
اجْتَمَعَ قَوْمٌ فِي بَيْتٍ مِنْ بُيُوتِ اللَّهِ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَيَتَدَارَسُونَهُ بَيْنَهُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، أيهما أفضل الصمت و الإنصات للشيخ أم الانشغال بالذكر أثناء الدرس؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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