Part of The Musk of Discourse (series completed)
· Lesson 9 of 38
Misk al-Khattab (11) - Politeness before making a request
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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Within the embrace of Allah, happiness pours into the hearts.
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Seek to increase your closeness to the Most Merciful.
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The Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Musa Mosque.
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In Al-Badi', presents:
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The Musk of Discourse.
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By Sheikh Usama Bahr, may Allah preserve him.
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Everyone who obeys the Lord dissolves into the sweetest feeling.
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Adab (proper conduct) comes before seeking knowledge.
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An hour in which a person is alone to seek knowledge
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Is better than an hour in which one is distracted.
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The scholars used to race toward seeking knowledge,
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And the teacher held a position of status and reverence.
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The luminous examples that illustrate the high status of teachers
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And the loftiness of the students' conduct are numerous.
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For instance, the student of knowledge, Imam al-Shafi'i, may Allah have mercy on him,
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Tells of his situation with his teacher, Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him,
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When he would read the text to him, saying:
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"I would turn the pages—meaning I would flip the paper in front of Malik, may Allah have mercy on him—"
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"With great care,"
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"Out of reverence for him, so that he would not hear the sound of the pages turning."
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And this is Al-Rabi' Ibn Sulayman, may Allah have mercy on him,
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A student of Imam al-Shafi'i and one of the narrators of his school of thought,
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Who says: "By Allah, I never dared to drink water"
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"While Al-Shafi'i was looking at me, out of reverence for him."
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And this is the Imam and Hafiz, Shu'bah Ibn al-Hajjaj, may Allah have mercy on him, who says:
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"Whenever I heard a hadith from a man,"
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"I would be a servant to him as long as he lived."
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And this is Imam Ahmad, may Allah have mercy on him,
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Saying to the son of Imam al-Shafi'i, may Allah have mercy on him:
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"Your father is one of the five people I pray for at every dawn."
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He asked, "Why is that?"
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Ahmad replied, "Al-Shafi'i was like the sun to the world,"
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"And like health to the body."
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"Consider, then, if there are any successors to these two."
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Some of the salaf, may Allah have mercy on them,
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When going to their teacher, would give charity,
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Then say, "O Allah, conceal the faults of my teacher from me,"
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"And do not let the blessing of his knowledge depart from me."
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This adab, before seeking knowledge,
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Is the path to success and the path to achievement
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For anyone who desires knowledge and strives for it.
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They have drawn near so that joy may embrace you.
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Attach your soul to your Lord and fill the surroundings with light.
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Everyone who obeys the Lord dissolves into the sweetest feeling.
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It is darkness, then light, and revelation thereafter.
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If Allah wills a thing, He says to it "Be," and it is.