What is the best means of acquiring beneficial knowledge?
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The questioner : What is the best means of acquiring beneficial knowledge? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : The means are varied and numerous, and praise be to Allah, in our present time. Among the means is to receive knowledge from a shaykh who is trustworthy in his knowledge and religion, and this is the best, strongest, and closest means to acquiring knowledge. Another is to receive knowledge from the books written by scholars who are trustworthy and reliable in their knowledge and religion. The third is to listen to the recorded tapes published by scholars whose knowledge and trustworthiness are relied upon. These are three ways by which knowledge can be acquired. The most important thing is exertion, perseverance, and good intention, for these are among the causes of acquiring knowledge.
The Shaykh : The means are varied and numerous, and praise be to Allah, in our present time. Among the means is to receive knowledge from a shaykh who is trustworthy in his knowledge and religion, and this is the best, strongest, and closest means to acquiring knowledge. Another is to receive knowledge from the books written by scholars who are trustworthy and reliable in their knowledge and religion. The third is to listen to the recorded tapes published by scholars whose knowledge and trustworthiness are relied upon. These are three ways by which knowledge can be acquired. The most important thing is exertion, perseverance, and good intention, for these are among the causes of acquiring knowledge.