Did the Shaykh seek knowledge from Ibn Baz? And why does he not teach in Buraydah?

The questioner : This person is asking a question concerning the Honorable Shaykh. He says: Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings, and I return the greeting.

The Shaykh : Peace, and the mercy and blessings of Allah, be upon you.

The questioner : Shaykh, did you seek knowledge from Shaykh Abdul Aziz ibn Baz? If not, who are the shaykhs from whom you sought knowledge? Then he asks: Why do you not have a lesson at the Rawdah Mosque, because some of the young men desire to seek knowledge from you rather than going to the city of al-Muzaymiyyah? What is your comment?

The Shaykh : Yes, yes. As for my seeking of knowledge, at the beginning of my studies, I sought knowledge from one of the students whom Shaykh Abdul Rahman ibn Sa’di (may Allah have mercy on him) appointed to teach the younger students. After that, I sought knowledge from Shaykh Abdul Rahman ibn Sa’di, from whom I took the most knowledge, especially in fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence). Then I moved to Riyadh after the scientific institutes were opened, and I remained there for two years. I studied al-Bukhari with Shaykh Abdul Aziz ibn Baz, and some of the treatises of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him). I developed an interest in the science of hadith, specifically regarding the narrators and takhrij (tracing a hadith to its sources).
I also studied with Shaykh al-Shinqiti (may Allah have mercy on him) through the institute, with Shaykh Abdul Rahman al-Afriqi on terminology, and with Shaykh Abdul Aziz ibn Rashid on fara'id (the law of inheritance shares). The important point is that I consider them the authentic foundation of my studies: Shaykh Abdul Rahman ibn Sa’di (may Allah have mercy on him), and Shaykh Abdul Aziz ibn Baz (may Allah preserve him and grant him success). As for the rest of the scholars, I took from each of them whatever was facilitated, some pieces of information.
As for delivering lessons at the Buraydah Mosque, there is no doubt that I would like to respond to the request of every person who loves good, to attend to them and benefit from what I have. However, in reality, this is difficult. In Buraydah, praise be to Allah, there are distinguished scholars who are sufficient, and although sharing in good is better, it is very difficult for me. Now, praise be to Allah, Buraydah, Unayzah, and all the cities of al-Qasim are like one city, praise be to Allah. The roads are easy and accessible. A person can choose, for example, from our lessons there certain subjects, for example in fiqh. One can choose fiqh, and fiqh is not repeated every day there. One attends the study of fiqh and benefits from it scientifically, and benefits in terms of discussion and comparison. Because I love for the student of knowledge not to be merely a container for memorization, just memorizing. I do not love for the student of knowledge to have the ability to select opinions and discuss them, because this is truly knowledge. As for a man who memorizes but does not understand, even if there is good in it, it is very little. For this reason, it is mentioned that a man used to memorize the book al-Furu'. Al-Furu' is a book that is rarely found like it in gathering the opinions of the scholars, not in the madhhab (school of jurisprudence) of Imam Ahmad nor in any other of the madhahib. It is by Muhammad ibn Muflih, one of the students of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, and the most knowledgeable of them about the opinions of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah in fiqh, to the extent that Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) would refer to Muhammad ibn Muflih, the author of al-Furu', to know the opinions of Shaykh al-Islam in fiqh. In any case, this book is a great, beneficial, and comprehensive book, but it requires the seeking of true knowledge due to the difficulty of its wording. They say that there was a man who memorized this book, but he did not know the meaning at all. So they called him the donkey of al-Furu'. The donkey of al-Habur took from His saying, the Exalted: So he carries this great journey, but he does not know it. And at that time, they did not have sufficient copies, so they would bring this man. If a question was difficult for them, they would say, "What did the author of al-Hukm say?" He would recite the entire chapter for them, and they would know the ruling from what they heard from him. So reflect on this man who memorized this great book but did not know it. So I say that I love for the student of knowledge to have the ability, indeed knowledge, and then the ability to prefer what is the stronger position among the opinions of the scholars, so that he can practice that. If this student who desires the lessons were to come on the night when there is fiqh, or on the night when there is the lesson on Bulugh al-Maram, he would benefit, if Allah wills, greatly, even though the hardship is little, because it is every three nights. No, I do not want to belabor the point. Yes, yes, that’s enough, that’s enough. Yes, yes. Yes, yes, they didn’t want it. Half an hour minus a quarter of an hour. Yes, yes, yes.