Is it obligatory for a scholar to be advanced in age?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is it obligatory for a scholar to be advanced in age?
Answer:
It is not obligatory for a scholar to be advanced in age. Allah grants knowledge to the young, as happened with the young men among the Companions, including Ibn Abbas, Mu'adh ibn Jabal, and Ibn al-Zubayr. However, there is no doubt that an older scholar is more steadfast than a younger one. As for the acquisition of knowledge, it may be attained by a young person, but the older scholars are more steadfast and more established in this matter. Therefore, referring to them is better than referring to the younger ones, and learning from them is better than learning from the younger ones. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is it obligatory for a scholar to be advanced in age?
Answer:
It is not obligatory for a scholar to be advanced in age. Allah grants knowledge to the young, as happened with the young men among the Companions, including Ibn Abbas, Mu'adh ibn Jabal, and Ibn al-Zubayr. However, there is no doubt that an older scholar is more steadfast than a younger one. As for the acquisition of knowledge, it may be attained by a young person, but the older scholars are more steadfast and more established in this matter. Therefore, referring to them is better than referring to the younger ones, and learning from them is better than learning from the younger ones. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يلزم أن يكون العالم كبيرًا في السن؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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