Category: ‘Ilm
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From the sayings of ‘Abdullāh ibn Al-Mubārak رحمه الله: ‘We acquired ‘ilm (religious knowledge) for the world, but it led us to leave the world aside.’[1] One who acquires true ‘ilm will find that it leads him away from overindulgence in the pleasures of this world, and a deeper yearning for the pleasures of the Hereafter.…
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It has been narrated from Ḥabīb ibn Abī Thābit that Ṣa‘īd ibn Jubayr رحمه الله said to him: “That I propagate my knowledge is more beloved to me, than that I take it with me into my grave.”[1] [1] Siyar-A‘lām-An-Nubalā وَرُوِيَ عَنْ حَبِيْبِ بنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ: قَالَ لِي سَعِيْدُ بنُ جُبَيْرٍ: لأَنْ أَنْشُرَ عِلْمِي،…
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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 life accordingly, keeping within the boundaries set…