One who is occupied with seeking knowledge: should he leave it and follow the funeral?
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The questioner : If one is occupied with seeking knowledge, should he leave it and follow the funeral?
The Shaykh : If he is occupied with seeking knowledge, that is better. For this reason, they sometimes pass by the funerals near the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he is narrating to his Companions, and they either speak well of the deceased or speak ill of them, while he remains. And knowledge, as we have mentioned to you previously: nothing is equal to it. Knowledge, nothing is equal to it. It is better, even better than prayer. So if a person were to say, for example: "I want to pray in the mosque a few rak'ahs, meaning other than the greeting of the mosque, or should I attend the lesson?" We would say: attending the lesson is better. Even if it were in the Sacred Mosque, and he said: "It is better for me to perform tawaf or attend the lesson," we would say: attending the lesson is better. Nothing is equal to knowledge, absolutely, except for one who is on the battlefield.
The Shaykh : If he is occupied with seeking knowledge, that is better. For this reason, they sometimes pass by the funerals near the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he is narrating to his Companions, and they either speak well of the deceased or speak ill of them, while he remains. And knowledge, as we have mentioned to you previously: nothing is equal to it. Knowledge, nothing is equal to it. It is better, even better than prayer. So if a person were to say, for example: "I want to pray in the mosque a few rak'ahs, meaning other than the greeting of the mosque, or should I attend the lesson?" We would say: attending the lesson is better. Even if it were in the Sacred Mosque, and he said: "It is better for me to perform tawaf or attend the lesson," we would say: attending the lesson is better. Nothing is equal to knowledge, absolutely, except for one who is on the battlefield.