The fact that Ibn Hazm was Dhaahiree does not mean he was not an ‘Aalim (Scholar), rather he was from amongst the ‘Ulamaa.

Yet Ibn Hazm had with him a point of note and it was: that he was Jahmee Mu’tazilee in ‘Aqeedah, and the reason for that: was the fact that he initially studied philosophy, so when he came to the Qur’aan and the Sunnah in order to learn them – he began entering into philosophy into the both of them.

So he would lay open/present the Qur’aan upon the philosophy, so if the Qur’aan disagreed with the philosophy – then he would not take with regards the Qur’aan.

Likewise is done by all the misguided sects; they learn philosophy before the Qur’aan.

Then the Shaikh said: So it is obligatory upon the students of knowledge; that they study the Qur’aan firstly.