Will Allah Almighty reward a person with the recompense of a seeker of religious knowledge if he intended to acquire knowledge diligently and strove for it, but circumstances beyond his control prevented him?

A person can attain the reward of a doer by their sincere intention, even if the action is missed. If a servant's intention is sincere, and Allah knows that they would have performed the righteous deed if they could, He will grant them the status of those who performed the deed. Al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah narrated from Abu Kabshah Al-Anmari that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Indeed, the world is for four types of people: A servant whom Allah has provided with wealth and knowledge, so he fears his Lord concerning it, maintains ties of kinship with it, and knows Allah's right in it. This person is in the best of stations. And a servant whom Allah has provided with knowledge but not wealth. He is sincere in his intention, saying: 'If I had wealth, I would do what that person does.' He is according to his intention, so their reward is equal."

Ibn Majah narrated from Abu Darda that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever comes to his bed intending to rise and pray during the night, but his eyes overcome him until morning, what he intended is written for him, and his sleep is a charity upon him from his Lord."

Whoever misses the honor of doing a deed should not miss attaining its reward through intention. However, whoever Allah grants success to perform the deed, will receive a multiplication of reward that one who merely intended it will not. Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated from the Prophet (peace be upon him) that he reported from his Lord (the Almighty and Exalted) who said: "Indeed, Allah wrote down the good deeds and the evil deeds, and then He clarified that. So, whoever intended to do a good deed but did not do it, Allah writes it down for him as a complete good deed. If he intended it and did it, Allah writes it down for him as ten good deeds up to seven hundred times, and many times over. And whoever intended to do an evil deed but did not do it, Allah writes it down for him as a complete good deed. If he intended it and did it, Allah writes it down for him as one evil deed."

Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar said in Fath al-Bari: "Indeed, some people in Medina who were unable to join the raiders due to a valid excuse, will have the reward of the raider if their intention was sincere."

Regarding seeking knowledge, its means have become easy in this era. A woman can study online or listen to lessons without leaving her home, keeping in mind that the Islamic sciences vary in importance, and some of them are an individual obligation to learn.