1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,500 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,500 --> 00:00:10,740 “Is he who payeth adoration in the watches of the night, prostrate and standing, bewaring of the Hereafter and hoping for the mercy of his Lord, (to be accounted equal with a disbeliever)? Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Are those who know equal with those who know not? But only men of understanding will pay heed.” (39:9) 3 00:00:10,740 --> 00:00:16,739 The Splendor of Knowledge according to the Wise. 4 00:00:16,739 --> 00:00:21,739 By Dr. Hamzah Ibn Fayi' Al Fathi. 5 00:00:21,739 --> 00:00:27,219 May Allah preserve him. 6 00:00:27,219 --> 00:00:30,719 How to attain mastery in knowledge. 7 00:00:30,719 --> 00:00:34,840 It is narrated that Yunus said: 8 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:37,340 Ibn Shihab (may Allah have mercy on him) said to me— 9 00:00:37,340 --> 00:00:41,840 he who passed away in the year 124 AH— 10 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:45,369 "O Yunus, do not contend with knowledge, 11 00:00:45,369 --> 00:00:47,369 for knowledge is like vast valleys; 12 00:00:47,369 --> 00:00:51,869 whichever one you enter, it will cut you off before you reach the end. 13 00:00:51,869 --> 00:00:55,369 Rather, take it gradually over the days and nights. 14 00:00:55,369 --> 00:00:57,869 Do not attempt to acquire knowledge all at once, 15 00:00:57,869 --> 00:01:02,369 for whoever seeks to take it all at once will lose it all at once. 16 00:01:02,369 --> 00:01:08,219 Instead, take it bit by bit over the nights and days." 17 00:01:08,219 --> 00:01:11,219 Here is the methodology for gathering and attaining knowledge: 18 00:01:11,219 --> 00:01:14,219 It is to be taken slowly and deliberately, 19 00:01:14,219 --> 00:01:17,219 not with haste or impulsive leaps, 20 00:01:17,219 --> 00:01:19,219 like crossing vast valleys. 21 00:01:19,219 --> 00:01:23,719 Rather, it should be repeated and reviewed over the passage of days and nights, 22 00:01:23,719 --> 00:01:25,719 studying issues thoroughly, 23 00:01:25,719 --> 00:01:27,719 repeating benefits, 24 00:01:27,719 --> 00:01:29,719 and grounding the chapters. 25 00:01:29,719 --> 00:01:31,219 Gently, ever so gently, 26 00:01:31,219 --> 00:01:33,219 so that the soul does not grow weary, 27 00:01:33,219 --> 00:01:35,719 nor does its natural disposition feel constrained. 28 00:01:35,719 --> 00:01:39,719 Receive it with the receptivity of one who is eager to learn. 29 00:01:39,719 --> 00:01:42,439 For knowledge is not harvested by force, 30 00:01:42,439 --> 00:01:44,939 nor is it gained through haste, 31 00:01:44,939 --> 00:01:46,939 or by rapid ascent. 32 00:01:46,939 --> 00:01:49,439 Rather, it should be a gentle climb, 33 00:01:49,439 --> 00:01:51,439 and a subtle progression, 34 00:01:51,439 --> 00:01:54,439 which makes the sciences beloved and grounds the proofs, 35 00:01:54,439 --> 00:01:57,439 and secures the subtleties and unique points. 36 00:01:57,439 --> 00:02:00,439 Only then will the lesson have its impact, 37 00:02:00,439 --> 00:02:02,939 the books their benefits, 38 00:02:02,939 --> 00:02:06,439 and that is why the scholars recommended repeating books, 39 00:02:06,439 --> 00:02:08,939 exercising patience throughout the days, 40 00:02:08,939 --> 00:02:12,439 and rejecting early prominence and hasty leadership, 41 00:02:12,439 --> 00:02:15,639 or the premature emergence of students. 42 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:17,639 For the time has not yet come, 43 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:19,639 and the hour has not yet arrived, 44 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:24,139 until the intellect matures, the heart clears, and the seeds flourish. 45 00:02:24,139 --> 00:02:27,139 This requires a long age, 46 00:02:27,139 --> 00:02:29,139 deep-rooted stability, 47 00:02:29,139 --> 00:02:31,139 and a profound span of time. 48 00:02:31,139 --> 00:02:34,139 Here is a lesson for students who are in a hurry, 49 00:02:34,139 --> 00:02:36,139 regarding both teaching and authorship: 50 00:02:36,139 --> 00:02:38,139 Do not believe that the work is easy 51 00:02:38,139 --> 00:02:40,139 without knowledge and completion, 52 00:02:40,139 --> 00:02:43,139 and without qualification and attainment. 53 00:02:43,139 --> 00:02:45,639 Therefore, whoever attempts to take knowledge all at once, 54 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:47,639 it will escape him all at once, 55 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:50,139 he will grow weary of the path, and true mastery will remain elusive. 56 00:02:50,139 --> 00:02:52,139 And Allah is the One whose help is sought. 57 00:02:52,139 --> 00:02:55,550 For knowledge is one hadith and then another, 58 00:02:55,550 --> 00:02:58,050 one issue and then another, 59 00:02:58,050 --> 00:03:01,550 multiplying with the passing of days and the length of years, 60 00:03:01,550 --> 00:03:04,050 not by taking it all at once or with speed, 61 00:03:04,050 --> 00:03:06,050 like a quick morsel or a snatched prize. 62 00:03:06,050 --> 00:03:08,050 And Allah is the Grantor of success.