Hajj is an opportunity to meet with scholars

Question:
The text of the question: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, it is well known that Hajj is a great opportunity and a noble occasion to meet with the people of knowledge and benefit from them. I read in *Siyar A'lam al-Nubala* (Biographies of the Notable Scholars), in the biography of Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir, that he said: "It increases my desire for Hajj to meet Amr ibn Dinar, for he loves us and benefits us." I also read a comment by al-Dhahabi (may Allah have mercy on him), in which he said: "Indeed, some of the students of hadith would go to the trouble of performing Hajj, and what motivated them was meeting Sufyan ibn Uyaynah and others of the imams of the people of knowledge." So, on this noble occasion, as we are about to enter the Hajj of the House of Allah the Exalted, I would like to ask our Shaykh for a word. As you know, we are now, as you are aware from the brothers, at the end of this program. I ask about the importance of respecting the people of knowledge, maintaining ties with them, learning from them, not overstepping them, and being careful to direct fatwas to the most knowledgeable among them. I ask Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) to make their knowledge beneficial, to reward them for their efforts, and to do them good. Indeed, He is the All-Hearing, the Responsive. And may peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.

Answer:
What you mentioned regarding the fact that Hajj is an opportunity to meet with the people of knowledge, yes, it is so. It is an opportunity to meet with the people of knowledge from the east and west of the earth, and this is among the benefits of Hajj, as Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said: "That they may witness benefits for themselves." Among the greatest benefits of Hajj is meeting with the people of knowledge, benefiting from their knowledge and virtue, loving them, and maintaining ties with them. One of them may be in the east and another in the west, or people may be eager to see him, so they come to Hajj and he comes to Hajj, and they meet. This is among the greatest benefits of Hajj: meeting with the people of knowledge and the people of virtue, benefiting from them, and renewing love between hearts. This is among the great benefits of Hajj: getting to know one another among the pilgrims, among the brothers from the east and west of the earth, and benefiting from one another, even the scholars benefit from one another in their study, discussion, and presenting problems to one another. So what can be said about the common people, who are in need of asking the people of knowledge? In any case, this Hajj is a great opportunity, and this is among the divine wisdoms in Hajj, that it brings about the meeting of Muslims from the east and west of the earth, despite their differences in color, language, understanding, and knowledge, so that this one benefits from that one.