The ruling on relying solely on books for seeking knowledge without the scholars
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Question:
I say: The Shaykh’s question is whether it is sufficient to seek knowledge from books without referring to the scholars?
Answer:
So we referred to this and said: This is not sufficient, and it is dangerous. If the beginner restricts himself to books and takes knowledge based on his own claim. But based on his claim that he has taken knowledge from books. This is not sufficient, and it is dangerous for him and for others.
It is obligatory to receive knowledge from the scholars and to progress in it step by step. When he reaches a level of knowledge and jurisprudence, and he has established a foundation in knowledge and jurisprudence, there is no harm in his reading in books and provisioning from them, and he can be independent in reading and reviewing. This is after he has been trained by the people of knowledge. Yes.
I say: The Shaykh’s question is whether it is sufficient to seek knowledge from books without referring to the scholars?
Answer:
So we referred to this and said: This is not sufficient, and it is dangerous. If the beginner restricts himself to books and takes knowledge based on his own claim. But based on his claim that he has taken knowledge from books. This is not sufficient, and it is dangerous for him and for others.
It is obligatory to receive knowledge from the scholars and to progress in it step by step. When he reaches a level of knowledge and jurisprudence, and he has established a foundation in knowledge and jurisprudence, there is no harm in his reading in books and provisioning from them, and he can be independent in reading and reviewing. This is after he has been trained by the people of knowledge. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-021-التفقه في الدين سبيل المؤمنين|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (39:20)
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