The ruling on one who claims to have studied a book with a shaykh but only attended part of it
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some students of knowledge attend only the final lesson of a book and then say, "I have completed this book with this shaykh." Is their action correct? And what is your advice to them?
Answer:
He says: Attending the completion of the book, that is correct. Attending its completion is fine. But to say, "I completed it," that is a lie. "I completed it" means he read it from the beginning. Yes. It does not benefit him if he says, "I completed it" or "I read it," and he does not understand anything. It does not benefit him. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some students of knowledge attend only the final lesson of a book and then say, "I have completed this book with this shaykh." Is their action correct? And what is your advice to them?
Answer:
He says: Attending the completion of the book, that is correct. Attending its completion is fine. But to say, "I completed it," that is a lie. "I completed it" means he read it from the beginning. Yes. It does not benefit him if he says, "I completed it" or "I read it," and he does not understand anything. It does not benefit him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2769 -2802] حكم من يزعم دراسة كتاب على شيخ ولم يحضر إلا بعضاً منه — youtube.com
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