WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.500 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:03.500 --> 00:00:10.000 “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) 00:00:10.699 --> 00:00:16.699 The Splendor of Knowledge according to the Sages. 00:00:16.699 --> 00:00:21.699 By Dr. Hamzah Ibn Fayi' Al Fathi. 00:00:21.699 --> 00:00:27.000 May Allah preserve him. 00:00:27.000 --> 00:00:30.000 The Etiquette of Sitting with Scholars. 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:34.789 Al-Hasan Ibn 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with them both, said: 00:00:34.789 --> 00:00:38.789 He who passed away in the year fifty-one after the Hijrah. 00:00:38.789 --> 00:00:40.789 He said to his son: 00:00:40.789 --> 00:00:41.789 "O my son, 00:00:41.789 --> 00:00:43.789 when you sit with scholars, 00:00:43.789 --> 00:00:48.789 be more eager to listen than you are to speak. 00:00:48.789 --> 00:00:50.789 Learn the art of good listening, 00:00:50.789 --> 00:00:53.789 just as you learn the art of silence. 00:00:53.789 --> 00:00:57.789 Do not interrupt anyone’s hadith, even if it is long, 00:00:57.789 --> 00:00:59.789 until they conclude." 00:00:59.789 --> 00:01:04.780 The scholars are your mentors from whom you have studied. 00:01:04.780 --> 00:01:06.780 So, when you are in their presence, 00:01:06.780 --> 00:01:09.780 attend with tranquility and dignity. 00:01:09.780 --> 00:01:11.780 Do not argue or interrupt, 00:01:11.780 --> 00:01:14.780 until they grant you permission to speak. 00:01:14.780 --> 00:01:16.780 Master the technique of knowledge, 00:01:16.780 --> 00:01:20.780 before speaking, debating, or correcting. 00:01:20.780 --> 00:01:26.780 How beautiful it is for a student to be attentive, turning toward his teacher with complete politeness and reverence, 00:01:26.780 --> 00:01:28.780 giving him his full attention, 00:01:28.780 --> 00:01:31.780 engaging with his mind, and listening with care. 00:01:31.780 --> 00:01:34.099 Among the etiquettes, also, 00:01:34.099 --> 00:01:37.099 is complete and attentive listening, 00:01:37.099 --> 00:01:40.099 which is done with intellect, appreciation, and a desire to benefit. 00:01:40.099 --> 00:01:44.099 We learn this just as we learn the art of absolute silence, 00:01:44.099 --> 00:01:48.099 in which there is no speech or debate. 00:01:48.099 --> 00:01:51.140 Another is to show proper conduct toward the speaker, 00:01:51.140 --> 00:01:54.140 even if their speech is long and their words are many, 00:01:54.140 --> 00:01:57.140 as long as they hold the rank of a teacher 00:01:57.140 --> 00:02:00.140 and are engaged in teaching and benefiting others. 00:02:00.140 --> 00:02:04.200 One should listen to them without annoyance or impatience, 00:02:04.200 --> 00:02:08.199 recording their words and noting their benefits, 00:02:08.199 --> 00:02:11.199 because knowledge requires patience and concern, 00:02:11.199 --> 00:02:13.199 not laziness or avoidance. 00:02:13.199 --> 00:02:16.199 One should not leave except for a necessity. 00:02:16.199 --> 00:02:19.389 Regarding the etiquette of the gathering in the Sunnah, 00:02:19.389 --> 00:02:21.389 consider the hadith of the three men. 00:02:21.389 --> 00:02:26.389 It is recorded in the two Sahih collections on the authority of Abu Waqid Al-Laythi, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:02:26.389 --> 00:02:29.389 that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:02:29.389 --> 00:02:33.389 was sitting in the mosque with people around him, 00:02:33.389 --> 00:02:36.389 when three men approached. 00:02:36.389 --> 00:02:40.389 Two of them came forward to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:02:40.389 --> 00:02:42.389 and one went away. 00:02:42.389 --> 00:02:48.389 He stood before the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 00:02:48.389 --> 00:02:50.460 As for one of the two, 00:02:50.460 --> 00:02:54.460 he saw a gap in the circle and sat in it. 00:02:54.460 --> 00:02:57.460 As for the other, he sat behind them. 00:02:57.460 --> 00:03:00.460 As for the third, he turned away and left. 00:03:00.460 --> 00:03:05.460 When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, finished, he said: 00:03:05.460 --> 00:03:08.460 "Shall I not tell you about the three men? 00:03:08.460 --> 00:03:10.460 As for one of them, 00:03:10.460 --> 00:03:13.460 he sought refuge with Allah, so Allah gave him refuge. 00:03:13.460 --> 00:03:15.460 As for the other, 00:03:15.460 --> 00:03:18.460 he was shy, so Allah was shy with him. 00:03:18.460 --> 00:03:20.460 As for the other, 00:03:20.460 --> 00:03:23.580 he turned away, so Allah turned away from him." 00:03:23.580 --> 00:03:25.580 Al-Nawawi, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 00:03:25.580 --> 00:03:29.580 "As for the third, he turned away, so Allah turned away from him," 00:03:29.580 --> 00:03:31.580 meaning He did not show him mercy. 00:03:31.580 --> 00:03:33.580 It is also said that He was displeased with him. 00:03:33.580 --> 00:03:37.580 This is understood to mean that he left out of aversion, 00:03:37.580 --> 00:03:39.580 not due to an excuse or necessity. 00:03:39.580 --> 00:03:41.580 Peace.