I want to begin seeking knowledge, and I am currently twenty-two years old. What is your advice?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I want to begin seeking knowledge, and I am currently twenty-two years old. What is your advice to me, and from where and from which knowledge should I begin?
Answer:
Begin with the easiest, the most concise texts. The teacher you wish to seek knowledge from, under whose guidance you study, is the one who will direct you to the concise texts and books with which you should start. As for you starting on your own, reading books by yourself, that is not suitable. Is this not seeking knowledge? And this harms more than it benefits.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I want to begin seeking knowledge, and I am currently twenty-two years old. What is your advice to me, and from where and from which knowledge should I begin?
Answer:
Begin with the easiest, the most concise texts. The teacher you wish to seek knowledge from, under whose guidance you study, is the one who will direct you to the concise texts and books with which you should start. As for you starting on your own, reading books by yourself, that is not suitable. Is this not seeking knowledge? And this harms more than it benefits.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [282 /641] : أريد أن أبدأ في طلب العلم وعمري الآن اثنان وعشرون سنة فما نصيحتكم؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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