What is your opinion on traveling to scholars for the sake of knowledge, or is it sufficient to rely on audio tapes?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, and all praise is due to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah:
The truth is, O Shaykh, I did not come except out of love for Allah, a desire to greet you, to ensure your health, and to benefit from sitting with you. My question regarding this topic, O Shaykh, is:
I mean, what is your opinion on traveling to scholars and sitting with them? Do you encourage the youth to do so? Because I have heard some people say: It is sufficient to listen to the tapes, and there is no need, for example, to travel.
The Shaykh : First: May Allah reward youJami` at-Tirmidhi 2646Sahih (Darussalam).
And Jabir ibn 'Abdullah, one of the Companions, traveled to 'Abdullah ibn Unays for the sake of a single hadith for a month, traveling by camel for a month to take from him a single hadith. So, traveling to seek knowledge, even for a single issue, is a great reward and much good.
And traveling for the sake of visiting the brothers and spreading affection and love is like what was heard: "The report is not like the direct observation". If you come to a man and see him, it is much stronger than if you only heard about him. This is also much good. So, if Allah wills, you are on a reward, whether your travel is for the sake of greeting or for the sake of knowledge.
The truth is, O Shaykh, I did not come except out of love for Allah, a desire to greet you, to ensure your health, and to benefit from sitting with you. My question regarding this topic, O Shaykh, is:
I mean, what is your opinion on traveling to scholars and sitting with them? Do you encourage the youth to do so? Because I have heard some people say: It is sufficient to listen to the tapes, and there is no need, for example, to travel.
The Shaykh : First: May Allah reward you
Whoever takes a path upon which to obtain knowledge, Allah makes the path to Paradise easy for him.
من سلك طريقا يلتمس فيه علما سهل الله به طريقا إلى الجنةAnd Jabir ibn 'Abdullah, one of the Companions, traveled to 'Abdullah ibn Unays for the sake of a single hadith for a month, traveling by camel for a month to take from him a single hadith. So, traveling to seek knowledge, even for a single issue, is a great reward and much good.
And traveling for the sake of visiting the brothers and spreading affection and love is like what was heard: "The report is not like the direct observation". If you come to a man and see him, it is much stronger than if you only heard about him. This is also much good. So, if Allah wills, you are on a reward, whether your travel is for the sake of greeting or for the sake of knowledge.