In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
The life of the Salaf between words and deeds
Advice and guidance for the world and seekers of knowledge
On the authority of Omar bin Al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him, he said
They learned science and taught it to people
Learn dignity and serenity
And be humble to those you learn from
And do not be mighty scholars
On the authority of Ibn Omar, may God be pleased with them, he said
A man of knowledge is not of a place
So that he does not envy those above him
He is not despised without Him
He does not seek any price for knowledge
On the authority of Abdullah bin Masoud, may God be pleased with him, he said
You cannot speak to a people that their minds cannot understand
Except that some of them were tempted
Salman, may God be pleased with him, was accompanied by a man from Ibn Abs
So he drank a drink from the Tigris
Salman said to him, “Come back and drink.”
He said, “I have narrated it.”
He said, “Do you think this drink of yours has decreased anything from Tigris’ money?”
He said, “Whatever drink I drink is not diminished.”
He also said that knowledge does not perish
So seek knowledge that will benefit you
Al-Bukhari, may God have mercy on him, said
Ibn Abbas, may God be pleased with them, said
Be divine, that is, dreamers and jurists
It is said that the Lord is the one who raises people with little knowledge before great knowledge
Al-Zuhri, may God have mercy on him, said
If you acquire this knowledge through persistence, it will defeat you and you will not gain anything from it
But take it with the days and nights as a companion and you will find it
On the authority of Rabia, he said:
He said to Ibn Khalda Al-Zarqi, may God have mercy on him
I see people have taken control of themselves
If you are asked about the issue, stop trying to get rid of it for yourself
Then to the one who asked you
Abu Asim Al-Dahhak, may God have mercy on him, said:
Whoever seeks hadith has sought the highest matters
He must be the best of people
Ata Ibn Yasar and Suleiman Ibn Musa, may God have mercy on them, said
Nothing is more beautiful than knowledge and dream
Some predecessors said
Whoever goes out to learn seeking knowledge, knowledge will not benefit him
Whoever goes out to gain knowledge and wants to work with knowledge, little knowledge will benefit him
Knowledge is subject to action
Work depends on sincerity
Faithfulness to God inherits understanding from God Almighty
Sufyan bin Aina, may God have mercy on him, often said:
A little success is better than a lot of knowledge
They mentioned the book and the accuracy of their mind according to Imam Ahmad, may God have mercy on him
He said, “It is success.”
Abu Bakr bin Ayyash, may God have mercy on him, said
By Al-Hassan bin Al-Hassan, may God have mercy on him, in Medina
What temptation has left you?
He said: What temptation did you see me in?
He said, “I saw them kissing your hand and you did not stop them.”
Al-Hasan Al-Basri, may God have mercy on him, said
The worst servants of God select the worst issues
The servants of God are blinded by it
He was asked, may God have mercy on him, what is the punishment for the scholar?
He said death of the heart
It was said: What is the death of the heart?
He said: Seeking this world by doing the afterlife
Ibn al-Muqaffa, may God have mercy on him, said
Love knowledge to yourself so that you adhere to it and become accustomed to it
He will be your passion, your pleasure, your solace, and your language
He said, may God have mercy on him
Know the principles and then request the classes
Many people ask for classes while wasting assets
Their treachery will not be a treacherous one
Whoever has acquired the fundamentals will be satisfied with the chapters
If the dismissal occurs after obtaining the original, it is better
It was said to Malik bin Anas, may God have mercy on him
So-and-so tells us strange things
He said: Who is the stranger?
He said the evil of strange knowledge
The best knowledge is apparent knowledge that has been narrated by people
He said, may God have mercy on him
The issue is if a man is asked and does not answer and it is ignored
It is a calamity that God has averted from him
He was told that the world makes mistakes
He said that the one who indicated more goodness to him
And who has nothing in it?
Even if he only enjoins what is good and there is nothing wrong with it
He did not command anyone to do a favor
May God have mercy on him, he said to my nephew
If you both would like God to benefit you in this matter
So learn from it and understand it
He said: No one has ever done so much and succeeded
Imam Ahmed, may God have mercy on him, said
A man should not appoint himself as a fatwa
Until it has five qualities
The first is that he has an intention
If he had no intention
There was no light on him and no light on his words
As for the second
He will have dream, dignity and tranquility
As for the third
He will be strong in what he is and in his knowledge
As for the fourth
Enough is enough
Otherwise people will chew it
The fifth is knowing people
Ahmed bin Abi Suleiman, may God have mercy on him, said
Oh seeker of knowledge
If you seek knowledge
So, before requesting it, adopt a manner that will help you carry it
Yahya bin Yahya, may God have mercy on him, said
Bring decency between you and people
It is more honorable to your sanctity
A life of peace
Between words and action