Did Shaykh Al-Fawzan say that traffic congestion is an excuse for missing scholarly lessons?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says that it has become widespread these days for people to say that Shaykh Salih Al-Fawzan stated that the people of Riyadh who are students of knowledge are excused if they do not attend the lessons due to traffic congestion. We ask Allah to clarify this statement for us.
Answer:
Do you believe this statement? This shows that it is a lie from the very beginning. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says that it has become widespread these days for people to say that Shaykh Salih Al-Fawzan stated that the people of Riyadh who are students of knowledge are excused if they do not attend the lessons due to traffic congestion. We ask Allah to clarify this statement for us.
Answer:
Do you believe this statement? This shows that it is a lie from the very beginning. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/722] هل قال الشيخ الفوزان إن الزحام عذر لترك حضور الدروس العلمية؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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