Seeking and Teaching Knowledge
16 Hours a Day Is Required to Be a Student of Knowledge
Shaykh Ahmad al-Najmi recalls Shaykh al-Ghudayān saying that anyone who does not spend at least 16 hours a day and night seeking knowledge cannot be considered a true student of knowledge. This highlights the intense dedication required for sincere learning.
Shaykh Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyá al-Najmī:
I was in Riyadh in the year 1384 AH. Thereafter we were invited for coffee with him, so I went. I remember a statement of his, he said, ‘He who doesn’t spend at least 16 hours during the day and night in seeking knowledge is not a student of knowledge.
Questioner:
Was that Shaykh al-Ghudayān?
Shaykh Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyá al-Najmī:
Yes, by Allah ! I heard this with my own ears whilst sitting with him. He said, ‘He who doesn’t spend at least 16 hours during the day and night in seeking knowledge is not a student of knowledge.
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