Back to search
The question

What is your advice for someone who wants to start seeking knowledge: where should they begin, and how can they do so?

Share this answer

Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
The answer

A Muslim's beginning in seeking knowledge is by understanding the texts of revelation through memorizing and comprehending the Quran, and studying creed and jurisprudence according to the madhhab (school of thought) prevalent in their environment. Then, they move on to gradually mastering the Prophetic Sunnah, starting with concise texts and moving to more extensive ones. After that, they become qualified to delve deeper into knowledge by learning instrumental sciences such as grammar, morphology, principles of jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh), and hadith science. Finally, they delve into understanding differences of opinion and methods of preferring one view over another in jurisprudence, exegesis, and commentaries on hadiths, while adhering to the etiquette and ethics of seeking knowledge.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported

Read the full answer on Ftawy
Source platform
Ftawy
Original fatwa ID
27336
Imported
Translation status
Source text, unreviewed
Read the full ruling
Read the full answer on Ftawy