Tag Archives: ‘ilm (knowledge)

Seeking knowledge is better than voluntary worship

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Sufyān al-Thawri said: “I do not know an act of worship better than teaching the people knowledge” [al-Madkhal by al-Bayhaqī 471 with Ḥasan Isnād] al-Shāfi’ī said “Seeking knowledge is better than voluntary prayers” [al-Madkhal by al-Bayhaqī 474 with Ṣaḥīḥ Isnād] Ibn al-Mubārak said: “I never saw …

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Only take knowledge from the trustworthy ones

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: إن من ‌أشراط ‌الساعة ثلاثا إحداهن أن يلتمس العلم عند ‌الأصاغر [ابن المبارك (٦١) والطبراني (٢٢/٣٦١) والجامع لأخلاق الراوي (١٥٩) بأسانيد حسنة] The Prophet ﷺ said: “From the signs of the hour are three, one of them is that people …

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