All the Praise is due to Allah the Lord of the Worlds.And I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah Him alone without associating partners in worship with him, and I bear witness that Muhammad is his slave and Messengers. Peace and Blessing be upon His Messengers Mustafa the Seal of the Prophets, and his family his companions , those who follow him and is guide and in harmony with his Sunnah.
To what proceeds: Allah the Most High says:
إنمّا يَخشىَ اللهَ مِن عِبَادِهِ العُلَماءُ
سورة فاطر: 28
“It is only those who have knowledge among His slaves that fear Allah. “
And the saying of the Messenger of Allah sallahu wa alayhe wa sallam:
من يُرِدْ اللهُ بِهِ خَيرًا يُفَقِّهْهُ في الدَّين
“ Whoever Allah wants good for He give him the understanding of the Deen [ religion of Islam]”
Narrated by Mu’awiyyah and collected by Muslim.
Allah states in His Noble Book:
:قالَ الله تعالى
ما كان لِبَشَرٍ أن يُؤتَيَهُ اللهُ الكِتابَ و الحُكمَ و النُبُوَّةَ ثُمَّ يَقُولَ لِلناسِ كُونُواْ عَبادًا لِّي من دُونِ الله وَلكن كُونُواْ رَبَّانِيِّنَ بِما كُنتُم تُعَلِّمُونَ الكِتابَ و بِما كُنتُم تَدرُسونَ.
سورة آل عمران: 79
“It is not (possible) for any human being to whom Allah has given the Book and Al-Hukma (the knowledge and understanding of the laws of religion, etc.) and Prophet-hood to say to the people: “Be my worshipers rather than Allah’s.” On the contrary (he would say): “Be you Rabbaniyun (learned men of religion who practice what they know and also preach others), because you are teaching the Book, and you are studying it.”
This is an excerpt from a lecture of Shaykh Salih bin Fawzan bin Abdillah al Fawzan title : ” Important Directions for the Nation’s Youths.”
After the Shaykh حفظه الله warns the youths of this Ummah about following the call of misguidance which is much.
He states حفظه الله ” Upon you is the direction of seeking knowledge and you taking it from its people (ahul ilm ) that is known for it and you’re not restricted to reading books or listening to audios indeed some of the people they take this path for learning. And one of them reads in the books and listens to audios and he says I took (this knowledge) from ( Shaykh) so and so from his book or from his audios.
This is a great error, the knowledge is grasp from the scholars indeed these books are an aid and a means to serve with a Alim (scholar) and is question about it and it is explain and it is made clear (books and lectures of audios of the scholars and people) and the scholar explain the truth and the mistakes in it (books and lectures of audios of scholars and people).
So you for example if you wanted to learn medicine do you read the books of medicine (only) then you put it to practice, then perform treating the people base on your reading about medicine . Possibility you will kill many peoples because this path you are not a doctor and indeed you are not the one who practice medicine. And this is threatening for who is under medical treatment. And this is not good practice of medicine. Now this is in the field of medicine so how is it so in the Deen (of Islam , religion of Islam) and the knowledge (of the religion of Islam) and you do not learn from the correct path and verily you learnt from the path of audios and listening to it or books and reading it or what was said to you.
This is not the path of knowledge, indeed we say you benefit from the books and you benefit from the audios with sitting with the people of knowledge, and this is the best form for you from what you read and what you listen to, that you ask regarding it to the teacher ( people of knowledge). Allah the Most High said: (فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ) “Ask the people of remembrance (knowledge) if you do not know” Surah Nahil 34 .
And People of Remembrance: they are the people of knowledge ( the scholars of Islam) so do not depend on your own understanding or a understanding other than you from who is like you or below you rather upon you is to asks ahul ilm ( the people of knowledge) and Allah do not say: ask some from among you, rather He said: (فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ) “Ask the people of remembrance (knowledge) if you do not know” specifically.
This is my advice for all the youths they are directed to seeking knowledge that is beneficial , and they take that knowledge from the authentic scholars with their knowledge and they fear Allah Exalted and the Most High.
Some of the Salaf said: ” إن هذا العلم دين فانظروا عمن تأخذون دينَكم “ ” Indeed this knowledge is Deen so look towards who you take your Deen from”.
So do you take your Deen from the Jahil (ignorant) or the astray.. this is not correct or to take your Deen from a book (only) all of this is not correct do not take your Deen (from these paths) except from an Alim (scholars) who fears Allah.
Allah the Most High said: إنما يخشَى اللهَ من عِبادِهِ العلماؤأ ” Indeed those who Fear Allah the most from His slaves are the Ulimaaa (scholars) surah Fatr 28, so take from the scholars those who Fear Allah their are two conditions: he is an Alim (scholar) and that he Fears Allah. ”
End of translations may Allah preserve our scholars our youths and the lands of the Muslimeen ameen.
Translated by Abul Baraa Muhammad Abdullah bin Earl bin Earl A’l Allisters al Amreeki.
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