07 Mar 2017
Many Study But Only a Few Actually Become Something – al-Khatib al-Baghdadi
Shuʿayb ibn Ḥarb said; “There were 4000 of us studying ḥadīth, but none except four became apt.” Abū Dāwūd Sulaymān aṭ-Ṭayālisī said; “I was once at the door of ShuʿbahRead more..
04 Mar 2017
Knowledge Is Not Narrating Much or Possessing Many Books – Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan
The author, (Imām al-Barbahārī) may Allāh have mercy upon him said, Know! May Allāh have mercy upon you, that knowledge is not simply narrating a great deal and (possessing many)Read more..
12 Feb 2017
Repetition – The Best Method of Memorisation and Things that Weaken The Memory
Abū Masʿūd Aḥmad ibn al-Furāt al-Rāzī, Used to repeat every ḥadīth 500 times. A man once said to him; ‘I [continuously] forget the narrations that I have memorised!’ ‘Upon you is toRead more..
03 Oct 2016
We Do Not Speak in the Gatherings of Our Elders – Ibn al-Mubarak
ʿAbdullāh ibn al-Mubārak was asked about a matter whilst Abū Isḥāq al-Fazārī sat besides him. ʿAbdullāh ibn al-Mubārak gestured towards the questioner – who was a Khurasānī, to ask AbūRead more..
24 Sep 2016
Therefore, Go and Find Another Career. Seeking Knowledge Isn’t For You – Shaykh Mahmoud Shakir
Shaykh Ṣāliḥ ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl-Shaykh: I once asked the famous literarian and editor of a great portion of tafsīr al-Ṭabarī – professor Maḥmūd Shākir – to send me a book on the ArabicRead more..
01 Sep 2016
Obtaining Chains of Narrations from the People of Knowledge – Shaykh Zayd ibn Muhammad al-Madkhali
Questioner: Is going to scholars from amongst the people of innovation and desires in order to obtain chains of narration for (recitation of) the Noble Qurʾān and some books onRead more..
31 Aug 2016
Examine the Speech of Every Person You Hear Today – Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan
The author, (Imām al-Barbahārī) may Allah have mercy upon him said; “Examine! May Allah ﷻ have mercy upon you, the speech of every person that you hear, practically in yourRead more..
29 Aug 2016
So You Want to Be a Student of Knowledge?
Abū Masʿūd ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān said, I heard ibn Ṭāhir say, “I urinated blood twice whilst seeking knowledge. Once in Baghdād and another time in Makkah. I used to walk bare-footedRead more..
28 Aug 2016
The Books a Student of Knowledge Should Begin with – Shaykh Muhammad al-Jami
The first text that I advise the one who wishes to begin seeking knowledge to memorise is ‘The Three Principles’, [after that] ‘The Pillars of the Prayer and its Obligations andRead more..
28 Aug 2016
The Best Book After the Qur’an – Shaykh Muhammad Bazmul
The best book on the subject of tafsīr for the beginner student of knowledge is: Tafsīr al-Baghawī. The best book on matters of ʿaqīdah which the Muslim needs is: Kitāb al-TawḥīdRead more..
