It is befitting for a man to encourage his child in [seeking] knowledge, for he is indeed responsible for him
Category: Words of Wisdom
I narrated 50,000 hadeeth from memory
When Abu ‘Abdullaah ‘Abdur-Rahmaan ibn Ahmad al-Khuttootee (d. 335AH) arrived in al-Basrah (Iraq), he had no books with him. He remained in al-Basrah for some months until his books arrived.
Whoever innovates or accommodates an innovator
Whoever innovates or accommodates an innovator then upon him is the curse of Allaah, His Angels and the whole of mankind.
The jihaad with decisive proofs
The jihaad with decisive proofs [from the Book and the Sunnah] and the tongue takes precedence over the jihaad with the sword and the spear.
Definition of Bid’ah
Linguistically bid’ah (innovation) means ‘a newly invented matter’. The Sharee’ah definition of bid’ah is
I declare war against those who reject the hadeeth
By Allaah, that I [declare] war against those who reject the hadeeth of the Messenger ﷺ is more beloved to me than that I should war against the same number of Non-Muslims.
This is the abode of actions
This is the abode of actions and the abode of remembrance and the abode of being held accountable [for one’s deeds] – the abode of this dunyaa.
Prepare for a day like this
For what reason have they gathered here?
Which of the believers are the most intelligent?
Those who are best in character.
Remembering death
‘Umar ibn ‘Abdul-‘Azeez used to gather the fuqahaa every night and they would [all] remember death, the Day of Judgment and the Hereafter and then they would weep.