It is narrated that the noble
Companion, the ocean of knowledge – ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Abbās رضي الله عنهما said:
“Alhamdulillāh
(all praise is for Allaah) is the statement of every grateful person.”
[Tafseer
al-Qurtubee vol. 1, pg. 206 , Resalah Publishers, Ist edition]
Translation
source: Markaz Muaadh Ibn Jabal Islamic Centre, Slough UK
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah said:
“… when blessed, give thanks; when tried, preserve; and when sinful, seek
forgiveness. For these three conditions are tokens of the servant’s happiness..”
[Al-Wabil Al-Sayyib pg. 1]
Shaikh Ibn Bāz
said:
Seeking
knowledge is a kind of Jihād, and it is obligatory… It is upon [one] to study
and gain understanding in the religion, and it is better and takes precedence
over Jihād, since it [seeking knowledge] is obligatory.
It
is upon him to take steps to gain understanding in the religion, while Jihād
[when it exists] is a commendable [act], a community obligation, [such that] if
some [Muslims] stood up [to the task], everyone else would be relieved [of it].
But
a person’s seeking knowledge is a matter that is obligatory upon him [as an
individual] so that he gain understanding of his [own] religion…
Translated
by Mikail ibn Mahboob Ariff
Source:
alifta.com, vol. 24, p. 75. http://goo.gl/Uz21MM
One of the children of Imām as-Sa’dī (رَحِمَهُ
اللهُ) narrates:
My father, may Allāh have mercy upon him, was once on the roof of the Masjid
fixing one of the gutters. A passerby asked: “Why, O Shaykh?” He replied:
“Tomorrow we will pray al-Istisqā [the rain prayer].”
(This
was due to his good thought of Allāh and tawakkul and firmly believing that Allāh
would answer their supplication.)
@binsaadi,
tweeted by one of his children, 16.10.2012
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The Messenger ﷺ
said to his cousin,
Abdullaah ibn ‘Abbaas whilst he was still a youth, “O young boy, surely I will
teach you some words” and then he began to teach Abdullaah ibn ‘Abbaas. He said
to him:
“Be mindful of Allāh and He will protect you, be mindful of Allāh and you will
find Him in-front of you. If you ask than ask of Allah, and know that if all
the people were to gather together to benefit you with something, they could
not benefit you except with that which Allāh has already written for you – and
if they were to gather to harm you with anything they would not be able to harm
you except with that which Allāh has already written and decreed for you.
Indeed the pens have been lifted and the pages have dried.”
(At-Tirmidhee)
Masjid
al- Furqan – Stoke on Trent
masjidfurqan.co.uk
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Ahmad ibn Harb (rahimahullah) said:
“I worshipped Allah for 50 years and I did not experience the sweetness
of worship until I abandoned three things:
I abandoned pleasing the people in order to be able to
speak the truth. I abandoned the companionship of sinners until I found
companionship of the righteous, and I left the sweetness of the
dunya until I found the sweetness of (seeking after) the hereafter.”
Siyaar A’laam an Nubulaa Vol 11 Pg 34
Translation by SalafiCentre.com
Ibn Taymiyyah:
Knowledge is (one of) two things:
1. An affirmed transmission
2. A verified research
That which is besides these two is (merely) embellished
nonsense.
Ar-Radd ‘Alā
Al-Bakrī 2/729
Translated by Raha Batts