It is important to have fiqh of the religion. The meaning is to have proper understanding in the Religion
From the affects of not seeking knoweldge, is that it leads a person to ignorance and mistakes.
An example of making grave errors is from the story of The man who was in a state of janaaba, but was severely wonded. When he asked the people, they said you have to perform ghusl but when he performed it he died as a result.
So that reached the Messenger of Allah, who became severely Angry. And said "Will they not ask?! For indeed the cure for ignorance is to ask"... ask who? Ahlul ilm (the people of knoweldge).
Those who committed the atrocites of terrorist attacks, anywhere... then they fell into this error. They may have had some evidence, but they didn't understand the conditions, and more.
Ibn Al Qayyim said there are four scenarios when preventing evil:
1) That the evil is removed
2) That the evil is lessened
3) The evil is removed but replaced with that which is similar to it
4) The evil is removed but replaced with WORSE.
Ibn al Qayim said "The first two are legislated; but the third is a matter of ijtihaad for the ulema; and the fourth is haraam"
Recorded at The Salafi Centre of Manchester on 31/3/17 and broadcast LIVE on SunnahRadio
