A precious benefit from the Noble Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy upon him):

Allah the High stated:

ومن يتق الله يجعل له مخرجا ـ ويرزقه من حيث لا يحتسب

“And whoever fears Allah, He will make a way out for him (from every difficulty) and provide for him from where he didn’t perceive. (Surah 65:2-3)”

The Noble Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy upon him) commented: That which is known, is that the attainment of the knowledge is from the best of the provisions. It is leaving from the restrictions of ignorance and its darkness into the vastness of knowledge and its light. Allah the High stated: “And whoever fears Allah, He makes for him ease in his affair.” The attainment of the beneficial knowledge is from the greatest of the affairs of ease. That’s because the student of the legislated knowledge reaches by way of his knowledge different aspects of good and the means of salvation which are not easy for the ignorant one (to reach).

Source: Maj’moo’ al-Fataawa of the Shaykh V.1 Pg. 350

Translated by Abu Yusuf Khaleefah
14th of Dhul Qa’dah, 1436 H (08-29-2015)
Masjid Nur Allah, Queens, NYC

Original Arabic

 الــعــــلــــم رزق من الله

فائدة نفيسة للشيخ ابن بـــــاز “رحمه الله” .
قال الله تعالى : {ومن يتق الله يجعل له مخرجا ـ ويرزقه من حيث لا يحتسب}.
قال العلامة ابن باز “رحمه الله” :
( ومعلوم أن حصول العلم من أفضل الأرزاق، وهو خروج من ضيق الجهل وظلمته إلى سعة العلم ونوره وقال تعالى:
{ ومن يتق الله يجعل له من أمره يسرا } ،وحصول العلم النافع من أعظم التيسير والتسهيل؛ لأن طالب العلم الشرعي يدرك بعلمه من وجوه الخير وأسباب النجاة ما لا يتيسر للجاهل ) اهـ..
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فتاوى الشيخ ج ١/ ٣٥٠