Am I Worshipping Allah Most High If I Study Islam for the Joy It Brings Me?-Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

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Am I worshipping Allah Most High if I study Islam for the Joy it brings me?

If someone wants to study Islam and become a scholar because studying Islam brings them joy, it is not purely for the sake of personal fulfillment. Check the detailed video answer.

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat pursued Arabic Grammar and Morphology alongside his English and History degree. Post-graduation, he deepened his studies in Damascus, learning Arabic, Hanafi Fiqh, Theology, and more under notable scholars like Shaykh Adnan Darwish and Shaykh Rashad Shams. He continued in Amman, expanding into Tafsir, Hadith, Prophetic Biography, and other Islamic sciences, guided by teachers such as Shaykh Ali Hani and Dr. Hamza al-Bakri.