How do I know the scholars firmly grounded in knowledge?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: How do I know the scholars firmly grounded in knowledge so that I can turn to them and take from them?
Answer:
You know them by their knowledge, by people turning to them, and by people’s high regard for them. Allah places affection for them in hearts; He gives them status and respect in hearts,[Maryam 19:96]. So the scholars have a standing with people. They have a standing with people, and people turn to them; this is something Allah the Exalted establishes. You know their status by their knowledge, their mindfulness of Allah, and their righteous deeds, and you also know it by people’s eagerness to seek them out and people’s need for them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: How do I know the scholars firmly grounded in knowledge so that I can turn to them and take from them?
Answer:
You know them by their knowledge, by people turning to them, and by people’s high regard for them. Allah places affection for them in hearts; He gives them status and respect in hearts,
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - the Most Merciful will appoint for them affection.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ سَيَجْعَلُ لَهُمُ الرَّحْمَٰنُ وُدًّا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف أعرف العلماء الراسخين في العلم؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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