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The questioner : About the causes of the blessing of knowledge being destroyed?

The Shaykh : Yes, that there is a bad intention in his heart, such as wanting to use his knowledge for other than Allah (Mighty and Majestic). This may cause him to be deprived of the blessing of knowledge, and this is a form of evil. The second thing is sins; sins lead to one another. So if a person to whom Allah has given knowledge disobeys Him, this deprives him of the blessing.
I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed,

⁽²⁰⁾ And [mention, O Muhammad], when Moses said to his people, "O my people, remember the favor of Allah upon you when He appointed among you prophets and made you possessors and gave you that which He had not given anyone among the worlds. ⁽²¹⁾ O my people, enter the Holy Land which Allah has assigned to you and do not turn back [from fighting in Allah 's cause] and [thus] become losers." ⁽²²⁾ They said, "O Moses, indeed within it is a people of tyrannical strength, and indeed, we will never enter it until they leave it; but if they leave it, then we will enter." ⁽²³⁾ Said two men from those who feared [to disobey] upon whom Allah had bestowed favor, "Enter upon them through the gate, for when you have entered it, you will be predominant. And upon Allah rely, if you should be believers."

وإذ قال موسى لقومه يا قوم اذكروا نعمة الله عليكم إذ جعل فيكم أنبياء وجعلكم ملوكا وآتاكم ما لم يؤت أحدا من العالمين يا قوم ادخلوا الأرض المقدسة التي كتب الله لكم ولا ترتدوا على أدباركم فتنقلبوا خاسرين قالوا يا موسى إن فيها قوما جبارين وإنا لن ندخلها حتى يخرجوا منها فإن يخرجوا منها فإنا داخلون قال رجلان من الذين يخافون أنعم الله عليهما ادخلوا عليهم الباب فإذا دخلتموه فإنكم غالبون وعلى الله فتوكلوا إن كنتم مؤمنين

[Al-Ma'idah 5:20-23]

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