A Treasury of Guidance For the Muslim Striving to Learn his Religion 3 (Taalib)

As to that which we advice the youth; it is to learn beneficial knowledge from the hands of the scholars and to avoid hastiness in relation to rulings in the religion. Also, we advise them to avoid accepting concepts & statements without thoroughly examing them and scrutinizing them carefully, including what they embody and contain within them. Indeed, it is upon them to verify, and then to ask the scholars, and not to act hastily. They should also keep away from acting emotionally, with blind enthusiasm which will lead them to fall into a state of error. Likewise, I advise them to be far from association or affiliation with anything which distances them from the methodology of the Book and the Sunnah and the way of the people of the Sunnah and the Jama’ah.