The role of a scholar in preventing

A: It is permissible to travel to seek knowledge and attend lectures in Masjids and other places. Allah (Exalted be He) says: And it is not (proper) for the believers to go out to fight (Jihâd ) all together. Of every troop of them, a party only should go forth, that they (who are left behind) may get instructions in (Islâmic) religion, and that they may warn their people when they return to them, so that they may beware (of evil). The Prophet (peace be upon him) also said: "If anyone travels on a road in search of knowledge, Allah will cause him to travel on one of the roads of Paradise." This Hadith was reported by Muslim in his Sahih. If these gatherings contain Bid`ahs (innovations in religion) or matters of Shirk (associating others with Allah in His Divinity or worship), then a person should not attend or travel to attend these gatherings unless he intends to forbid these evils or to call them to the truth. (Part No. 12; Page No. 115) May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.