WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.520 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:03.520 --> 00:00:10.820 “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) 00:00:10.820 --> 00:00:16.980 The Splendor of Knowledge and Wisdom. 00:00:16.980 --> 00:00:21.780 By Dr. Hamzah Ibn Fayi' Al Fathi. 00:00:21.780 --> 00:00:23.539 May Allah preserve him. 00:00:25.460 --> 00:00:32.030 The Virtue of Scholarly Silence. 00:00:32.030 --> 00:00:35.549 Al-Hafiz Al-Mizzi, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 00:00:35.630 --> 00:00:40.399 Who passed away in the year 742 AH. 00:00:40.399 --> 00:00:44.399 "If those who do not know would remain silent, they would find rest and give rest to others." 00:00:44.399 --> 00:00:47.679 Errors would decrease, and correctness would increase. 00:00:47.679 --> 00:00:52.850 His silence signifies his etiquette toward his Lord, the Exalted. 00:00:52.850 --> 00:00:57.490 And toward the knowledge he carries and the responsibility of the spoken word. 00:00:57.490 --> 00:00:59.170 It means he should say: 00:00:59.170 --> 00:01:02.210 "Allah knows best," or "I do not know." 00:01:02.210 --> 00:01:03.729 "I will research this." 00:01:03.890 --> 00:01:08.689 And similar expressions of apology and scholarly humility. 00:01:08.689 --> 00:01:12.590 For knowledge is a vast ocean that cannot be fully encompassed. 00:01:12.590 --> 00:01:14.430 Allah, the Exalted, says: 00:01:14.430 --> 00:01:19.459 “They are asking thee concerning the Spirit. Say: The Spirit is by command of my Lord, and of knowledge ye have been vouchsafed but little.” (17:85) 00:01:19.459 --> 00:01:23.379 Imam Al-Mizzi, may Allah have mercy on him, spoke the truth here. 00:01:23.379 --> 00:01:27.140 If the ignorant were to remain silent, they would find rest and give rest to others. 00:01:27.140 --> 00:01:30.019 They would attain the adornment of etiquette and silence. 00:01:30.019 --> 00:01:32.260 And the beauty of dignity. 00:01:32.340 --> 00:01:35.620 May Allah have mercy on a person who knows his own limits. 00:01:35.620 --> 00:01:38.269 He restrains himself with the bridle of truth. 00:01:38.269 --> 00:01:43.859 He speaks only knowledge and manifests only goodness. 00:01:43.859 --> 00:01:45.859 Among the benefits of this is: 00:01:45.859 --> 00:01:48.260 Acknowledging the vastness of knowledge. 00:01:48.260 --> 00:01:52.019 And that no matter how much you read, gather, and acquire, 00:01:52.019 --> 00:01:56.980 You remain deficient and small in the face of the sciences and their magnitude. 00:01:56.980 --> 00:01:59.620 And the vastness of knowledge. 00:01:59.700 --> 00:02:04.659 Rather, you feel a sense of scholarly humility regarding what you study and observe. 00:02:04.659 --> 00:02:07.379 And that you have only reached the third span. 00:02:07.379 --> 00:02:13.710 Which is the absence of knowledge, out of humility before Allah and reverence, as previously mentioned. 00:02:13.710 --> 00:02:15.629 And among its benefits: 00:02:15.629 --> 00:02:18.909 Fewer errors and more instances of correctness. 00:02:18.909 --> 00:02:20.669 Because the nature of error stems from: 00:02:20.669 --> 00:02:23.710 Ignorance or a lack of knowledge. 00:02:23.710 --> 00:02:25.949 Or reckless enthusiasm. 00:02:26.030 --> 00:02:30.110 Or hasty claims made without proof or evidence. 00:02:30.110 --> 00:02:31.870 Thus, errors multiply. 00:02:31.870 --> 00:02:34.750 And rebuttals and volumes of refutation intensify. 00:02:34.750 --> 00:02:38.110 This is one of the reasons for the proliferation of writings. 00:02:38.110 --> 00:02:42.819 And the occurrence of mistakes within them; Allah is the One whose help is sought. 00:02:42.819 --> 00:02:46.099 It is famously attributed to Ali, may Allah be pleased with him: 00:02:46.099 --> 00:02:50.099 "Knowledge is a single point, which the ignorant have multiplied." 00:02:50.099 --> 00:02:52.099 Peace.