1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,500 In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 2 00:00:03,500 --> 00:00:10,740 Say: Are those who know and those who do not know equal? 3 00:00:10,740 --> 00:00:16,739 The splendor of knowledge according to wisdom 4 00:00:16,739 --> 00:00:21,739 By Dr. Hamza Ibn Faye Al Fathi 5 00:00:21,739 --> 00:00:29,600 May God protect him with the virtue of fairness 6 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:35,590 The scholar Al-Shawkani, may God have mercy on him, said 7 00:00:35,590 --> 00:00:40,409 He died in the year one thousand two hundred and fifty AH 8 00:00:40,409 --> 00:00:44,409 If you, student, set yourself up for fairness 9 00:00:44,409 --> 00:00:47,409 And not intolerance to any sect 10 00:00:47,409 --> 00:00:50,409 Nor for any scholar 11 00:00:50,409 --> 00:00:53,909 Rather, it made all people equal in status 12 00:00:53,909 --> 00:00:56,909 Because they belong to Sharia law 13 00:00:56,909 --> 00:01:01,909 They are doomed to something they cannot find a way out of 14 00:01:01,909 --> 00:01:04,409 They cannot transform 15 00:01:04,409 --> 00:01:08,409 In addition to rising above that 16 00:01:08,409 --> 00:01:12,409 Because someone from the nation must work 17 00:01:12,409 --> 00:01:14,409 In the opinion of one of them 18 00:01:14,409 --> 00:01:17,909 Or he must imitate him and accept what he says 19 00:01:17,909 --> 00:01:20,909 I have gained the greatest benefits of knowledge 20 00:01:20,909 --> 00:01:23,409 And the souls of his pioneers won 21 00:01:23,409 --> 00:01:27,530 For the qualities of a student of knowledge 22 00:01:27,530 --> 00:01:31,530 Setting oneself to be fair and just with opponents 23 00:01:31,530 --> 00:01:35,599 In issues, diligence, and follow-ups 24 00:01:35,599 --> 00:01:40,599 There is no sanctity for any doctrine, sheikh, method, or book 25 00:01:40,599 --> 00:01:43,599 At the expense of a directory or static text 26 00:01:43,599 --> 00:01:46,099 Or a transmitted consensus 27 00:01:46,099 --> 00:01:49,099 Infallibility is only for legal evidence 28 00:01:49,099 --> 00:01:51,099 Not for the jurist scholar 29 00:01:51,099 --> 00:01:54,099 Because he is human, he makes mistakes 30 00:01:54,099 --> 00:01:57,099 Everything is taken from what he said and left out 31 00:01:57,599 --> 00:02:02,540 Except for the owner of the greatest grave, peace and blessings be upon him 32 00:02:02,540 --> 00:02:05,540 This is the most valuable benefit of knowledge 33 00:02:05,540 --> 00:02:08,539 Fairness and impartiality of truth 34 00:02:08,539 --> 00:02:12,539 And not showing favoritism to anyone 35 00:02:12,539 --> 00:02:15,539 Because scientific courtesy is fanaticism 36 00:02:15,539 --> 00:02:17,539 And turn away from the truth 37 00:02:17,539 --> 00:02:20,539 And spoiling the path and diligence 38 00:02:20,539 --> 00:02:22,539 And in the Qur’an 39 00:02:22,539 --> 00:02:24,539 Do not follow your desires 40 00:02:25,539 --> 00:02:28,639 If the student is raised on that 41 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:31,639 His religion was safe for him and his drink was pleasant 42 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:35,639 His qualities were good and he was blessed with his knowledge 43 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:39,020 He will not be a true scholar 44 00:02:39,020 --> 00:02:43,020 Until he devotes himself to knowledge and rejects his desires 45 00:02:43,020 --> 00:02:45,020 He lives for the evidence 46 00:02:45,020 --> 00:02:48,020 The approach of the imams before us follows 47 00:02:48,020 --> 00:02:51,020 By sipping from the sea of Quran and Sunnah 48 00:02:51,020 --> 00:02:54,020 Not the tone of tradition and fanaticism 49 00:02:54,020 --> 00:02:57,020 As Imam Ahmed, may God have mercy on him, said 50 00:02:57,020 --> 00:03:01,020 Do not imitate me or imitate Malik or Al-Shafi’i 51 00:03:01,020 --> 00:03:04,020 Neither Al-Awza’i nor Al-Thawri 52 00:03:04,020 --> 00:03:06,020 And take from where they took 53 00:03:06,020 --> 00:03:09,020 And the place where the revelation took them 54 00:03:09,020 --> 00:03:11,020 Not the venerable books of doctrine 55 00:03:11,020 --> 00:03:13,020 Nor the mayor of the sheikhs 56 00:03:13,020 --> 00:03:16,020 Or duplicate student body 57 00:03:16,020 --> 00:03:18,020 God is the Helper 58 00:03:18,020 --> 00:03:21,280 How beautiful it is for jurists to read 59 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:23,280 In the books of their opponents 60 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,280 And they receive it with reverence 61 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:29,280 Without fanaticism towards one school of jurisprudence over another 62 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:31,280 But they seek the truth 63 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:35,280 They recognize the statements of their opponents 64 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:38,280 Especially since some of the books are sectarian 65 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:42,280 Others diminish their value or evidence 66 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:45,280 We were all judged by the Qur’an and Sunnah 67 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:48,280 And good reasoning for them 68 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:50,280 And peace