The Correct Reaction to Knowledge
Ayyūb Al-Sakhtiyānī reports that Abū Qilābah – Allāh have mercy on him – said: O Ayyūb, when Allāh brings about knowledge for you, bring about worship of him, and do…
Ayyūb Al-Sakhtiyānī reports that Abū Qilābah – Allāh have mercy on him – said: O Ayyūb, when Allāh brings about knowledge for you, bring about worship of him, and do…
ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar – Allāh be pleased with them – said: A man from [the tribe of] the Anṣār once came to me during the caliphate of ʿUthmān. He spoke…
It is reported from Ḥabīb Al-Jallāb that he asked ʿAbdullāh b. Al-Mubārak – Allāh have mercy on him: “What is the best thing a person is ever given?” He replied,…
It is reported that Sufyān Al-Thawrī – Allāh have mercy on him – said: Whoever takes leadership quickly (too early) will harm a lot of [his] knowledge (will not learn…
Al-Khaṭīb Al-Baghdādī has mentioned this heading and quotes the following general aḥādīth. He then reports narrations from some of the Salaf about letting elders enter first. From Ibn ʿAbbās, that…
It is reported that Saʿīd b. Jubayr – Allāh have mercy on him – said: Verily, fear (al-khashyah) is that you fear Allāh such that your fear comes between you…
Samurah b. Jundub – Allāh be pleased with him – said: I was young during the time of Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ and I had memorised things he had said; nothing…
It is reported from the Companion Jubayr b. Muṭʿim – Allāh be pleased with him – that he said: I once travelled to Shām for trade. When I reached lower…
It is reported that ʿAbdullāh b. Al-ʿAmr b. Al-ʿĀṣ – Allāh be pleased with them – said: There are three types of sleep: the incompetent’s sleep, proper sleep, and stupid…
Al-Awzāʿī reports that Caliph ʿUmar b. ʿAbd Al-ʿAzīz – Allāh have mercy on him – wrote (in his orders): There is no place for anyone’s opinion [when it comes to]…