That day, Ghundar brought out a sack of books, and said: ‘Do your best to find an error in them.’
Category: Knowledge
Rectifying the misunderstandings of the people
The people of Egypt would disparage ‘Uthmaan ibn ‘Affaan, until al-Layth ibn Sa’d emerged from [amongst] them and spoke to them about his virtues, and so they refrained.
The two imaams of Khuraasaan
Their presence entails the wellbeing of the Muslims.
Not to accept gifts from the students
Do not accept it, [I prefer that you continue to] relate [hadeeth] to me.
The error of his teacher
A man will not know the error of his teacher, until he sits with other than him.
Maintaining close attachment to the scholars
[In the pursuit for knowledge], I maintained close attachment to Shu’bah for twenty years.
The most knowledgeable of them
And the one whose knowledge most encompassed all of these matters was Sa’eed ibn Jubayr.
The scholar and the one who learns will be partners in reward
Learn, for indeed the scholar and the one who learns will be partners in reward.
The knowledge of ‘Aa.ishah
If [all] the knowledge of ‘Aa.ishah (radhi-yAllaahu ‘anhaa) was gathered, and [all] the knowledge of all the women was gathered, [then] the knowledge of ‘Aa.ishah would be better.
Asking her about the laws of inheritance
By Allaah, I saw the major companions of Muhammad ﷺ asking her about the laws of inheritance.