Does someone who conceals beneficial knowledge that he discovered himself, and does not tell others about it, fall under the warning against concealing knowledge, on the pretext of the effort he expended in researching it?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
"Disseminating beneficial knowledge is among the good deeds that ought to be performed, as Allah Almighty says: 'O you who have believed, bow and prostrate and worship your Lord and do good that you may succeed.' The warning against concealing knowledge does not encompass all knowledge nor everyone."
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/160765
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 160765
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy