It is obligatory to learn about Islamic creed first, and then the obligations, conditions, and nullifiers of salah (i.e. learning how to perform salah correctly and about what invalidates it). After that, if fasting is obligatory upon you, it is necessary to learn about the rulings regarding it. Those who pay zakat must learn about its rulings. It is an individual obligation upon every mature and sane Muslim man and woman to learn about Islamic rulings regarding the matters relevant to them, like ḥajj, marriage, business, being an employer or employee, and so on.

It is also necessary to learn about what is permissible and forbidden, as well as inward obligations like sincerity, humility, and reliance upon Allah. One must also learn about cures for the vices of the heart, like arrogance, ostentation, jealousy, malice, and evil assumptions. Major and minor sins, like lying, backbiting, slander, false accusations, deception, breaking oaths, indecency, and harming other Muslims; it is also compulsory to learn about these so we can refrain from them.^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Sustenance from the unseen for scholars

The Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم announced, “He who acquires understanding of Islam; Allah suffices his sorrows and worries, and grants him sustenance from places he cannot imagine.”^[2]

سُبْحٰن اللہ O those who love Allah’s Messenger! We must always be determined. Our nafs tries to make us lazy and Satan distracts us with his whispers; they are both our enemies, and we should not listen to