Question: How
should a student advise his teacher?
Response: What
is prescribed is the opposite. The teacher is the one who should advise the
student, because the teacher is more knowledgeable of affairs and more acquainted
with them. The student should continue to acquire knowledge from his teacher;
because something may appear to the student as a violation [on the part of his
teacher] whereas it is not.
Therefore, what is obligatory
is that when a student finds something incomprehensible, he should ask his
teacher with good manners. However, if the teacher is a misguided person or one
who opposes the truth, it is not permissible to take knowledge from him.
On the other hand, if the
teacher is one who clings to the truth, but some errors occurred from him, you are
duty bound to advise him by way of asking him a question. For example, you may
say: O Shaykh, what is the ruling on one who does such and such? He will take note
of it and the desired would be attained, Allaah willing.
Source: Al-Ajwibah
Al-Mufeedah An ‘As’ilah Al-Manaahij Al-Jadeedah, p. 137 by Shaykh Saalih
bin Fawzaan, translated by Abdus-Samee’ Abdus-Salaam.
Asalam Alaikum Warahamatulah Wabarakatuh... "if the teacher is a misguided person or one who opposes the truth, it is not permissible to take knowledge from him." I have question about this... What if one can't get the knowledge elsewhere...
ReplyDeleteWa alaikum salaam warahmatullah wabarakaatuh. The answer to your question can be found on this blog from Shaykh Muhammad Saalih al-Uthaymeen. Click on this link http://al-atharee.blogspot.com/2019/04/learning-arabic-language-from-innovator.html?m=1
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