There isn't a hadeeth I have scribed except that I have acted in accordance to it.
Category: Hadeeth
Until when will a man continue to seek knowledge
Sahl رحمه الله was asked: 'Until when will a man [continue to] write hadeeth?' He said: 'Until he dies, and the remaining ink will [then] be poured into his grave.'
Narrating hadeeth and not adopting it
It was said to ash-Shaafi'ee رحمه الله: 'Do you take this hadeeth O Abaa 'Abdillaah?' So he said
Seek benefit from them
I heard a talk from 'Ali ibn al-Madeenee which amazed me. He read to us the hadeeth of al-ghaar, then said
Never had to pay zakaah on his wealth-2
It was reported about al-Husayn ibn Hafs that his yearly income was 100,000 [deenaars], and [despite such a huge income] he was never obligated to extract the zakaah [from his wealth].
The importance of the chain of narration
Do not look at the [text of the] hadeeth, rather look at the isnaad [to see] if it is authentic [then look at the text of the hadeeth], otherwise do not.
Diligently taking notes
Ismaa'eel [ibn Zayd al-Jarjaanee] would write 90 pages [of knowledge] every night in small/fine writing.
Out of respect for the knowledge of hadeeth
[al-Imaam] Maalik would not narrate hadeeth unless he was in a state of purity (wudhoo) - out of great respect for the [knowledge of] hadeeth.
So that you may attain a reward similar to that of mine
Go and get me [some] water or dried dates to break my fast with, so that you may attain a reward similar to that of mine.*
In order to compete with the scholars
Do not acquire knowledge in order to compete with the scholars, nor to argue with the ignorant, nor to gain mastery over the gatherings. Since whoever does that, then: The Fire! The Fire!