Is it true that non-religious sciences are useless and considered a waste of time, and that a Muslim's concern should be focused only on improving their afterlife and gaining religious understanding, on the pretext that religious sciences are an endless ocean, and that Allah has not commanded us to build up the earth or develop our worldly lives, but rather to be content with what suffices our needs, and that the sustenance of His servants is from Allah? And is it true that the Prophet and the Companions did not concern themselves with worldly sciences, and that preoccupation with them is an act of the "non-Arabs"? And is it difficult to reconcile academic study with religious learning?
Worship includes everything that Allah loves and is pleased with. A Muslim can transform their entire life into worship by accompanying their worldly actions with a righteous intention. Moreover, a successful Muslim balances the rights of Allah, their own rights, and the rights of others, so they do not neglect their share of this world while striving for the Hereafter. Modern civil sciences that strengthen the Ummah are considered a collective obligation (fard kifayah), and a Muslim is rewarded for them if they intend thereby to benefit Islam and Muslims, provided they do not neglect learning their religion and their individual obligations (fard ayn).
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