Are there conditions that a student of knowledge must possess?
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The questioner : ...However, he grew up in one of the Islamic groups present in Egypt. After a period of time, he found that the group had some deviations from the Shari'ah... He would learn some of it from the Book or from books, then turn to another group for certain reasons, then to another, and so on; until he finally found a way out of the groups when those who were more knowledgeable than him told him: You must be a student of knowledge. But circumstances prevented him from being with those who guided him to the right path, and he is sending you these questions.
The first question: Are there conditions that a student of knowledge must possess in order to seek knowledge?
The question: Are there conditions that a student of knowledge must possess?
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : ...that these conditions be present in him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : ...who is asking this question?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The truth is, I do not know what this questioner intends with his question; because I can say: there is no condition at all, and I can say: conditions are necessary, or at least one condition. But if I say that a condition is necessary, perhaps that is not what he intends with his question. For example, the intention in seeking knowledge should be seeking the pleasure of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and that he does not seek behind it a position, or prestige, or wealth, or a job, or authority, or the like. Do you think this is what the questioner means? I do not think so. So what does he intend? In my opinion, if he intends something other than this, I say: there is no condition other than persistence, constant attendance, dedicating oneself to seeking knowledge, following up on it, studying it, and memorizing it if he has been given a good memory, so that what he learns of knowledge does not go to waste.
I do not know if this is what he seeks, or something else?
The first question: Are there conditions that a student of knowledge must possess in order to seek knowledge?
The question: Are there conditions that a student of knowledge must possess?
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : ...that these conditions be present in him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : ...who is asking this question?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The truth is, I do not know what this questioner intends with his question; because I can say: there is no condition at all, and I can say: conditions are necessary, or at least one condition. But if I say that a condition is necessary, perhaps that is not what he intends with his question. For example, the intention in seeking knowledge should be seeking the pleasure of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and that he does not seek behind it a position, or prestige, or wealth, or a job, or authority, or the like. Do you think this is what the questioner means? I do not think so. So what does he intend? In my opinion, if he intends something other than this, I say: there is no condition other than persistence, constant attendance, dedicating oneself to seeking knowledge, following up on it, studying it, and memorizing it if he has been given a good memory, so that what he learns of knowledge does not go to waste.
I do not know if this is what he seeks, or something else?
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