If two lessons conflict, which one should be prioritized?
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The questioner : O Shaykh (may Allah preserve him), for example, if there are two scientific lessons and a new lesson has started, but he is continuing with the first lesson, and now he fears, for example, that if he continues with the first lesson, he will miss the second lesson and it will not be repeated, for example, its explanation, or for example, due to the time, and he cannot attend both because of a conflict in time or because he is occupied with studying, what should he do?
The Shaykh : This is not a religious issue; this is a practical issue. Everyone knows how to handle it. And now, praise be to Allah, what is missed by a person can be made up for through recordings. Most lessons, praise be to Allah, are now recorded, by me and by others.
The questioner : But O Shaykh, I mean, for example, attendance might be...?
The Shaykh : There is no doubt that attendance is stronger, and there is no issue with that. But if he now has a conflict, he has two lessons, and they are equal in importance, and the two teachers are equivalent, meaning one is not more knowledgeable than the other. But if one is more knowledgeable than the other, let him go to the more knowledgeable one, because it is generally more beneficial. This is what I say: it is possible to have someone record it for you and keep the tape.
The Shaykh : This is not a religious issue; this is a practical issue. Everyone knows how to handle it. And now, praise be to Allah, what is missed by a person can be made up for through recordings. Most lessons, praise be to Allah, are now recorded, by me and by others.
The questioner : But O Shaykh, I mean, for example, attendance might be...?
The Shaykh : There is no doubt that attendance is stronger, and there is no issue with that. But if he now has a conflict, he has two lessons, and they are equal in importance, and the two teachers are equivalent, meaning one is not more knowledgeable than the other. But if one is more knowledgeable than the other, let him go to the more knowledgeable one, because it is generally more beneficial. This is what I say: it is possible to have someone record it for you and keep the tape.