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  • True Knowledge

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    Ibn Mas‘ūd رضي الله عنه would say: “True ‘ilm is not the narrating of excessive aḥādīth; rather, true ‘ilm is excessive fear of Allāh.” (Al-Bayhaqī and Aṭ-Ṭabarānī)[1] A person who is truly knowledgeable is the one who understands that Allāh is always watching him; hence he leads his…

  • على ما دلكم علمكم؟

    ومن كلام ابن المبارك رحمه الله تعالى: ’تعلمنا العلم للدنيا فدلنا على ترك الدنيا‘[1] [1] ذكره ابن خلكان في وفيات الأعيان

  • أيها المعلمون!

    أثرت في نفسي كلمات الشاعر: يا أيها الرجل العالم غيره***هلا لنفسك كان ذا التعليم

  • What to Recite When Performing Saʿī

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    In addition to the various du‘ās that can be said whilst performing Saʿī, one can also recite: رَبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْأَعَزُّ الْأَكْرَمُ ‘Rabbigh fir warḥam innaka antal a‘azzul akram’ Translation: ‘O My Lord! Forgive [me] and have mercy [upon me], for verily you are the Most…

  • The Advice of Imām Al-Ghazālī رحمه الله

    Imām Al-Ghazāli رحمه الله said, “From among the duties of the laymen are that they believe [in Allāh] and submit [to His Will], and engage in their worship and everyday matters, leaving matters of [Islamic knowledge] to the ‘Ulamā, because that layman who commits adultery and robbery, is…

  • Sincere Love for the Prophet ﷺ

    تعصي الرسول وأنت تظهر حبه***هذا لعمري في الفعال بديع لو كان حبك صادقاً لأطعته***إن المحب لمن يحب مطيع ‘You disobey the Prophet ﷺ yet you express love for him; indeed this is a strange proclamation, If your love for him was sincere, you would have obeyed him. Verily,…