If I let a worker devote himself to seeking knowledge, do I receive a reward like that of the student of knowledge?

The questioner : The honorable Shaykh, some owners of institutions ask: there is a man who works for them.

The Shaykh : He works.

The questioner : for them, and this man is a student of knowledge. He says: If I let him devote himself to seeking knowledge, will I receive a reward like that of the student of knowledge, whom I heard is such that the fish seek forgiveness for him, and so on?

The Shaykh : If he lets this worker seek knowledge, he will certainly be rewarded for that and will be recompensed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So we say: whoever enables a student of knowledge to seek knowledge is like the student of knowledge, and whoever assists in good is like the one who does it, and whoever points to good is like the one who does it. All the texts indicate that a person is rewarded with the reward of this student, and the reason is clear, because if he had not granted him permission to seek knowledge, he would not have been able to seek knowledge.