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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is a student of knowledge asking his shaykh about matters of knowledge a question that he should leave aside in favor of other things?

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The questioner:
He says: Is a student of knowledge asking his shaykh about matters of knowledge a question that he should leave aside, or not? Such that if he searches

The Shaykh:
the question that

The questioner:
he should leave aside in favor of other things.

The Shaykh:
No, asking about knowledge is obligatory. Allah the Exalted said:
So ask the people of the message if you do not know.فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
[An-Nahl 16:43]
So a student asking his teacher is obligatory; it is not permissible for him to remain silent and leave asking about knowledge.

The presenter:
He says: Honorable Jamal.

The Shaykh:
Speaking about asking for money, asking for money. As for asking about knowledge, that is obligatory.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [263 /641] هل سؤال طالب العلم لشيخه لمسائل العلم من السؤال الذي تركه أولى؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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