What is the reason for the precedence of the people of faith over the people of knowledge in the verse: “Allah raises those who believe among you and those who…”?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, the father. The questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted[Al-Mujadila 58:11] he asks: What is the reason for the precedence of the people of faith over the people of knowledge in the verse?
Answer:
Because faith is a prerequisite for seeking knowledge. The one who seeks knowledge while not being a believer will not achieve it. Faith is necessary; faith is the condition. Faith is a condition in all deeds, whether seeking knowledge or otherwise. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, the father. The questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted
Allah will raise those who have believed among you and those who were given knowledge, by degrees
يَرْفَعِ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ دَرَجَاتٍAnswer:
Because faith is a prerequisite for seeking knowledge. The one who seeks knowledge while not being a believer will not achieve it. Faith is necessary; faith is the condition. Faith is a condition in all deeds, whether seeking knowledge or otherwise. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1332- 4717] ما سر تقديم أهل الإيمان على أهل العلم في الآية:﴿يرفع الله الذين آمنوا منكم والذين ..﴾؟ — youtube.com
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.