Quotes from Qur'aan, Sunnah & the People of Knowledge in Islam
It is reported that Imām Al-Hasan Al-Basrī – Allāh have mercy on him – said:
To learn a single topic of knowledge and teach it to a Muslim is more beloved to me than having the whole world and giving it in the cause of Allāh.
Al-Khatīb Al-Baghdādī, Al-Faqīh wa Al-Mutafaqqih article 53.
Ibn Mas’ud –(radiyallaahu ‘anhu) – would advise his students,
If your intention is one of these three, do not seek knowledge:
To shame the ignorant, or
To argue with the Fuqahaa’ (scholars), or
To cause people to turn their faces in your direction.
Intend with your actions and words that which is with Allaah, for indeed that which is with Allaah shall remain and everything else shall perish.
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