Hammaad Bin Zayd (rahimahullaah) said: I was with Ayyoub, Yoonus and Ibn Awn, so Amr Ibn Bin Ubaid went past them and he used to be a Mutazili; he gave them Salaam and stopped, but they did not reply to him. ———————————————————– [Meezaan Al-Itidaal 3/274 of Imaam Dhahabi]

Remember this whenever you are aggressive or abrupt in speech towards elders due to being deceived by your youth Allaah (The Most High) said: اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ مِنْ ضَعْفٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنْ بَعْدِ ضَعْفٍ قُوَّةً ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنْ بَعْدِ قُوَّةٍ ضَعْفًا وَشَيْبَةً يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيمُ الْقَدِيرُ ”Allah is He Who created you in […]

Imaam Ash-Shaafi’ee (rahimahullaah) said: It is necessary that the students of knowledge do their utmost to increase in seeking knowledge; exercising patience in facing every obstacle and having a sincere intention for the sake of Allaah (The Most High) in pursuit of it; for indeed actions are judged by intention. And they should have a […]

Imaam Shafi’ee (rahimahullaah) said: ”The hour will not be established (i.e. the Day of Judgement) until knowledge becomes ignorance  and ignorance becomes knowledge” ————————————————————————————————— [Source: Quoted by Shaikh Abdullaah Al-Bukhaari in Maqaalaat Ash-Shar-iyyah page: 23; and the original source is in Musannaf Ibn Abee Shaybah 15/176]

Imaam Dhahabi (rahimahullaah) stated: And it has reached us that Abu Daawud was from the diligent scholars who acted upon his knowledge, until some of the Imaams stated: Abu Daawud used to resemble Ahmad Bin Hanbal (in the manner in which he followed) the guidance, in conduct and character. Ahmad used to resemble Wakee in […]

Ali Ibn Abee Taalib (radiyallaahu-anhu) said: ”A calamity does not descend except due to sin and a calamity is not removed except due to repentance.” ——————————— [الجواب الكافي-49]

Ibn Mas’ood (radiyallaahu-anhu) said: ”Do not be [إمعة–yes men], saying: If the people are good (or righteous), we are good (or righteous); and if they do wrong (or become unrighteous), we do wrong (or become unrighteous); but make up your mind; If the people do good (or are righteous), then be good (or righteous). If […]

Abu Moosaa Muhammad Ibnul Muthannaa said: We used to read to a blind Shaikh, so when the (innovated) speech about the Qur’aan being created occurred in Baghdad the Shaikh said: ”If the Qur’aan is not created, then may the Qur’aan be wiped off my heart (i.e. from my memory).” He (Abu Moosaa) said: When we […]

Abdillaah Al-Qazweeniy also narrated to us, saying: Yahyaa Ibnu Abdaka Al-Qazweeniy said: I heard Yahyaa Ibn Yoosuf Az-Zummiy saying: Once I was taking a midday nap in one of the sandstone inns, then suddenly a powerful creature (of  a strange and frightening appearance) entered upon me, so I said: ”Who are you?”  He said: ”You […]

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