An employee who wants to leave his job to seek knowledge, and this angers his parents, so what should he do? And will he be undutiful if he leaves his work?

The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah preserve you: A man who is an employee wants to seek knowledge, but he cannot devote himself to seeking knowledge unless he leaves this job, and his parents, meaning, are angered by this matter. So if he leaves the job, meaning, they will be angry with him, and this man does not know whether he will be undutiful by disobeying his parents or not? May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : Seeking knowledge is more important, meaning that it is better for him to seek knowledge even if his parents are angered by it, than for him to stick to a job that prevents him from seeking knowledge. This is because Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says: And seeking knowledge in the present time is among the most important matters due to the abundance of trials from doubts and desires. So if there are not scholars in the Muslim community who preserve it, fortify it, and defend it, it may perish just as other nations have perished. So I see that seeking knowledge is better than pleasing his parents, although it is possible to combine both, between pleasing the parents and seeking knowledge, by saying, for example: "I left this job in order to seek the knowledge in which I will obtain a future that is better." He says this, and even if his intention is sincere, but in order to please these common people, yes.