Some beginner students of knowledge start by reading *Al-Muhallā* by Ibn Hazm; is this methodology correct?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some beginner students of knowledge start learning Islamic jurisprudence by reading *Al-Muhallā* by Ibn Hazm (may Allah have mercy on him)?
The Shaykh:
What Allah willed.
The questioner:
Is this methodology correct?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not correct. *Al-Muhallā* is a book that only the great scholars can reach, and this person is a beginner. Do you go to *Al-Mughnī* and try to understand it when you are not guided? This *Al-Muhallā* is like *Al-Mughnī* or even larger than *Al-Mughnī*. This is not permissible, and you will not benefit from it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some beginner students of knowledge start learning Islamic jurisprudence by reading *Al-Muhallā* by Ibn Hazm (may Allah have mercy on him)?
The Shaykh:
What Allah willed.
The questioner:
Is this methodology correct?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not correct. *Al-Muhallā* is a book that only the great scholars can reach, and this person is a beginner. Do you go to *Al-Mughnī* and try to understand it when you are not guided? This *Al-Muhallā* is like *Al-Mughnī* or even larger than *Al-Mughnī*. This is not permissible, and you will not benefit from it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2704 -3022] بعض طلبة العلم المبتدئين يبدؤون في قراءة كتاب المحلى لابن حزم، فهل هذا المنهج صحيح؟ — youtube.com
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