If sins had an odour, then nobody would be able to sit with me.
Category: Manners & Etiquette
From where did you come by this knowledge?
On the authority of Ibn Khuzaymah رحمه الله who was asked: 'From where did you come by [this] knowledge?' So he responded: 'The Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said
Adhere to the Ahlul-Hadeeth
I heard ash-Shaafi'ee رحمه الله say: 'Adhere to the Ahlul-Hadeeth, for they are indeed the people most upon correctness.'
I found a particular aspect of Arabic grammar difficult
I found a particular aspect of Arabic grammar difficult, so I spent 80,000 dirhams in order to become proficient in it.
I left having benefited with knowledge
Never did I meet Hamzah ibn Muhammad, except that I left [his presence] having benefited with knowledge
A means to all excellence
Knowledge is a means to all excellence.
The most amazing of those who memorised in our time
From amongst the most amazing of those who memorised [knowledge] in our time was Ibn Taymiyyah. He would read a book only once and it would be etched in his mind.
Whoever stands the night in prayer
Whoever stands the night in prayer, Allaah will make easy for him his standing on the Day of Judgment.
Out of fear that it may rest upon my heart
My ears have never heard anything of knowledge except that it has rested upon my heart (i.e. I have memorised it).
I am amazed at the people who take care of themselves
I am amazed at the people who take care of themselves by eating food out of fear of dying, yet do not protect themselves from sins out of fear of the Fire.