Tag: true ilm


  • 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…