Many of the rulings of Islamic jurisprudence, such as ritual purity, what relates to ritual impurity, zakah, fasting, and the like, are known by the student of knowledge and others, but

The questioner : The honorable Shaykh says: Many of the rulings of Islamic jurisprudence, such as ritual purity, what relates to ritual impurity, zakah, fasting, and the like, are known by the student of knowledge and others, but the application of this knowledge is what they are ignorant of, because applying knowledge is a difficult science except for whom Allah guides. He asks that you speak about this issue. May Allah guide you?

The Shaykh : The questioner now wants us to urge people to adhere to the Shari'ah, and this is good, without doubt. But how can one apply what he does not know? It is necessary first to know the rulings of the Shari'ah, and then to urge people to apply them. Without doubt, the benefit of knowledge is its application, and knowledge that has no application is harmful knowledge; ignorance is better than it. When a person carries knowledge, whether he is a student of knowledge or a layman who heard something of the sciences in one of the gatherings, this knowledge that he carries is either an argument for him or an argument against him, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: For this reason, you find the idle ones saying, "Do not ask about the rulings of the Shari'ah, be silent," and they interpret the saying of Allah the Exalted: So when it is said to him, "This transaction is forbidden, and ask the scholars," he says, "No, I do not ask. I am afraid that if I ask them, they will say to me, 'This is forbidden,' and at that time the argument will be established against me." We say that first, it is obligatory for the person to learn, and second, it is obligatory for him to apply what he has learned. Let him beware of not applying what he has learned, and let him beware of not applying what he has learned, because at that time the Qur'an will be an argument against him, not for him. Yes.