Is it permissible to disobey one's parents in the pursuit of knowledge?
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Question:
Is it permissible for a student of knowledge to disobey his parents in the pursuit of knowledge, O Shaykh?
Answer:
There is a distinction: this is if it is in what is obligatory upon himMishkat al-Masabih 3696.
As for additional knowledge and expanding one's knowledge: he combines between the two matters; he does not disobey his parents in their needs, and he seeks knowledge according to his ability, combining between the two matters.
As for learning his religion, and what he cannot afford to be ignorant of: it is obligatory upon him, and it is required, and he has no right to obey anyone in thatSunan Abi Dawud 2625Sahih (Al-Albani).
Is it permissible for a student of knowledge to disobey his parents in the pursuit of knowledge, O Shaykh?
Answer:
There is a distinction: this is if it is in what is obligatory upon him
A creature is not to be obeyed when it involves disobedience to the "Creator.”
لا طاعة لمخلوق في معصية الخالقAs for additional knowledge and expanding one's knowledge: he combines between the two matters; he does not disobey his parents in their needs, and he seeks knowledge according to his ability, combining between the two matters.
As for learning his religion, and what he cannot afford to be ignorant of: it is obligatory upon him, and it is required, and he has no right to obey anyone in that
Obedience is in matters which are good and universally recognized.
إنما الطاعة في المعروف
Source
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