A student seeks advice for beginner students of knowledge?
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The questioner : Regarding students of knowledge, what is your advice for beginner students of knowledge? I mean, seriously, for example, like us, we are five coming from Libya, and our circumstances are as you know, and there is no one to teach us?
The Shaykh : Yes, but knowledge has a sequence, meaning, but it seems that you want to reach the peak of the pyramid in one step. This is impossible. For example, in your question, you mentioned that Bulugh al-Maram contains weak hadiths. Who authored Bulugh al-Maram?
The questioner : Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar.
The Shaykh : The Prince of the Believers in hadith.
The questioner: Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : Good, meaning there is no one comparable to him afterwards, absolutely. So, do you want a book purer and clearer than Bulugh al-Maram? You will not find one. Therefore, students of knowledge should be content to choose from the books the one closest to the truth, as Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said, as is narrated from him: "Allah refused to make complete except His Book," "Allah refused to make complete except His Book."
The Shaykh : Yes, but knowledge has a sequence, meaning, but it seems that you want to reach the peak of the pyramid in one step. This is impossible. For example, in your question, you mentioned that Bulugh al-Maram contains weak hadiths. Who authored Bulugh al-Maram?
The questioner : Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar.
The Shaykh : The Prince of the Believers in hadith.
The questioner: Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : Good, meaning there is no one comparable to him afterwards, absolutely. So, do you want a book purer and clearer than Bulugh al-Maram? You will not find one. Therefore, students of knowledge should be content to choose from the books the one closest to the truth, as Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said, as is narrated from him: "Allah refused to make complete except His Book," "Allah refused to make complete except His Book."
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