What is the correct Islamic perspective on the issue of acquiring knowledge from non-Muslims, taking into account that most contemporary scholars are non-Muslims and proponents of modern theories, and should we be neutral or biased towards the Muslim scholar?

The scholar Muhammad Al-Amin Al-Shinqiti summarizes the correct stance towards Western civilization into four categories: three of them are invalid and one is valid. These are: 1. Abandoning civilization with its harms and benefits: This is invalid because it leads to weakness and contradicts the command to prepare for strength. 2. Adopting it entirely, with its harms and benefits: This is invalid due to the moral decadence and rebellion against Allah that it contains. 3. Adopting its harms and abandoning its benefits: This is invalid, and no sane person would do it. 4. Adopting its benefits and abandoning its harms: This is the correct stance, similar to the Prophet's (peace be upon him) actions in benefiting from Persian medical and military strategies, and seeking help from a disbelieving guide during the Hijra, while being wary of the rebellion against the Creator that it has brought about.

Therefore, the natural stance for Muslims is to strive to acquire the beneficial material aspects of Western civilization, and to be wary of its rebellion against the Creator, contrary to what many do today by adopting decadence and abandoning material benefit.