Abu ‘Amr al-‘Alaa’s home was full of books. So when his house burnt down, all that we took from him (in terms of knowledge) thereafter until he died was from his memory
Category: Words of Wisdom
The wise man does not argue
The wise man does not argue or seek to overcome with stratagem rather he propagates his wisdom. If it is accepted he praises Allaah and if it is rejected he praises Allaah.
The innovators are like scorpions
They bury their heads and bodies in the sand and leave their tails out.
Signs of the people of innovation are clear and obvious
The signs of the people of innovation are clear and obvious. The most apparent of their signs is their severe enmity for those who carry the reports of the Prophet.
Whoever belittles the Ahlul-Hadeeth
And we are not focusing on mentioning the virtues of the Ahlul-Hadeeth, for indeed their virtues are well known and their merits are many.
Whoever listens to a person of innovation
Whoever listens to a person of innovation – and knows that he is a person of innovation – then protection is taken away from him, and he is left to himself.
Whoever listens to an innovator
Whoever listens to an innovator has left the protection of Allaah and is entrusted with the innovation.
Whoever honours an innovator
Whoever honours an innovator has aided in the destruction of Islaam.
A sign of the people of innovation
A sign of the people of innovation is their battling against the people of narrations.
Do not sit with the people of innovation and desires
Do not sit with the people of innovation and desires, nor argue with them, nor listen to them.