What are the correct methods that a student of knowledge must follow to acquire knowledge?
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The questioner : All right, another question, O Shaykh, if Allah wills. What are the correct methods that a student of knowledge must follow to acquire knowledge?
The Shaykh : This requires writing a book.
The questioner : Heh, and briefly, O our Shaykh, briefly.
The Shaykh : Briefly, it means that he should learn what he is obligated to know, which first corrects his creed, and then corrects his worship, such as prayer and fasting. If he is wealthy, it is also obligatory for him to know the rulings of zakah, how he must pay it, and that he must perform Hajj to the House of Allah the Exalted, and so on. As it was said, "If you seek it, it is much, and your lifespan is short for acquiring it, so prioritize the most important of it, then the next most important." And I have mentioned to you the most important.
The Shaykh : This requires writing a book.
The questioner : Heh, and briefly, O our Shaykh, briefly.
The Shaykh : Briefly, it means that he should learn what he is obligated to know, which first corrects his creed, and then corrects his worship, such as prayer and fasting. If he is wealthy, it is also obligatory for him to know the rulings of zakah, how he must pay it, and that he must perform Hajj to the House of Allah the Exalted, and so on. As it was said, "If you seek it, it is much, and your lifespan is short for acquiring it, so prioritize the most important of it, then the next most important." And I have mentioned to you the most important.
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