al-Marwathee said, I said to Ahmad ibn Hanbal رحمه الله:
'How are you this morning?' He [Ahmad ibn Hanbal رحمه الله] replied
Category: Fiqh
He was capable of dictating it all from memory
Abu 'Ali as-Sadafee رحمه الله said [about Abu Bakr al-Hamawee رحمه الله]: He was pious, and an ascetic. As for [his knowledge of] fiqh, then it used to be said
Matters of halaal and haraam
I have not seen a man more knowledgeable about [matters of] halaal and haraam than Sufyaan ath-Thowree.
I do not know
Suhnoon رحمه الله was asked whether it is possible for a scholar to say 'I do not know' in response to a matter he knows about? He replied
The most knowledgeable of them
The most knowledgeable of them [with regard to matters] about the Qur.aan was Mujaahid. And the most knowledgeable of them [with regard to matters] about hajj was 'Ataa.
The importance of studying medicine
It was reported that al-Maaziree became ill, and was unable to find anyone to treat him except for a Jew; so when he recovered at his hands, the Jew said [to him]
The knowledge of medicine
After [the knowledge of] halaal and haraam, I do not know of any knowledge more noble than [the knowledge of] medicine, particularly since the people of the Book are better versed than us in it.
The easier of the two
'Abdullaah ibn Mas'ood رضي الله عنه reports that he heard the Prophet ﷺ saying
He must remedy this harm
So whoever commits [a deed] which Allaah and His Messenger have forbidden, has harmed his religion; and he must remedy this harm by repentance and turning back [from this misdeed].
'So I turn my gaze away from her'
I see a woman in a dream, and know she is not permissible for me, so I turn my gaze away from her.