The Difference Between the Scholar Who Acts and the One Who Acts as a Scholar

The Shaykh : ... Do you believe he is a scholar who acts, or one who acts as a scholar?

The questioner: ...

The Shaykh: No, we do not want names, but tell me what is your belief? Is he a man? Look, we have two categories of scholars: a scholar who acts upon his knowledge, so you hold on to his tail, understood?

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh: This one guides you to Allah and His Messenger, and a scholar who does not act upon his knowledge, understood? He does not act upon his knowledge, and the scholars say: "A scholar who does not act upon his knowledge, or does not act upon it, *** is punished before the worshippers of idols." So you have a third type, worse than this second one, who is one who acts as a scholar. What does "one who acts as a scholar" mean? It means he acts as if he is a scholar, but he is not a scholar; he acts as if he is a scholar. Did you understand? Did it turn around for you? At first it did not turn around for you. Now it has turned around for you. ... So this is the person you are referring to, and we love to name anyone. Do you believe he is truly a scholar, or one who acts as a scholar?

The questioner: One who acts as a scholar.

The Shaykh: If he is one who acts as a scholar, then why are you troubling yourself with him? Yet he said to you that he asked you.
And this is evidence for the truth of his statement that he is one who acts as a scholar. Are you saying that he told you, "Prove it to me"? If he were a scholar, how would he ask someone? Now, are you a scholar or one who acts as a scholar? No, neither this nor that, correct? Meaning, may Allah protect you from being one who acts as a scholar, correct? How can this man ask you when you are not a scholar, and you do not act as if you are a scholar before people? The evidence is that the man is not a scholar, but rather he is ignorant. Nevertheless, he says to you, "I..." In a little while, no matter what this man's status is, can you deal with him?

The questioner: By Allah, it is difficult... it is lost in

The Shaykh: ... and he says: "I closed it."

The questioner: I answered him when he asked me, "What do you carry?"

The Shaykh: No, you certainly cannot answer him. I am now going to show you the way. You will say to him, "What is your opinion of the book Fath al-Bari in the commentary of Sahih al-Bukhari? Is this a reliable book or not?" If he has any knowledge, I will tell you, of course, he is an imam in hadith. Tell him to refer to this book, you will find the answer. Do you understand the answer now? And Allah is sufficient for the believers in fighting.

The questioner : ...

The Shaykh: That he used to say takbir when he stood up. At that time.