What are the stages that a student of knowledge should follow in acquiring knowledge?
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The questioner : What are the stages that a student of knowledge should follow?
The Shaykh : The stages that a student of knowledge should follow in acquiring knowledge:
He should begin first with the Book of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), for the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) did not move on from ten verses until they had learned them and the knowledge and practice contained within them.
Then, with what is authentic of the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), and he should take the most concise path in this as long as he is in the beginning of his pursuit.
Then, when he has grown in his pursuit and his strength has increased, he should begin to advance to the large books that contain opinions and discussion of them, and let his reference in this be the shaykh who teaches him, for the shaykh is the one who guides the student in what to read and what not to read.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : The stages that a student of knowledge should follow in acquiring knowledge:
He should begin first with the Book of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), for the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) did not move on from ten verses until they had learned them and the knowledge and practice contained within them.
Then, with what is authentic of the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), and he should take the most concise path in this as long as he is in the beginning of his pursuit.
Then, when he has grown in his pursuit and his strength has increased, he should begin to advance to the large books that contain opinions and discussion of them, and let his reference in this be the shaykh who teaches him, for the shaykh is the one who guides the student in what to read and what not to read.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.