Twice I have travelled between the East and West [in search of knowledge].
Category: Patience
Inform your family of poverty
What is your profession?
In search of knowledge
I have travelled four times between the East and West [in search of knowledge].
The various stages of knowledge
The first [stage] of knowledge is to listen [carefully], then [conscientiously] memorise it, then act according to it, then convey it [to others].
Attaining knowledge
'Abdullaah ibn Yahyaa ibn Abi Katheer رحمه الله said that he heard his father say: 'It is not possible to attain knowledge while at ease and rest.'
A means to all virtue
Knowledge is a means to all virtue.
So be patient
'Abdul-Majeed ibn Ibraaheem رحمه الله said to Abu 'Abdillaah al-Bukhaaree رحمه الله: 'How is it that you do not supplicate against those who oppress you, backbite you, and slander you!?' He replied
Patience in supplicating to Allaah
I haven't ever been consumed by anger, and for the past twenty years I have sought [a cure for] a need from Allaah, and [in His infinite wisdom] He hasn't cured me, yet I have not tired in...
Engaged in supplicating to Allaah
I saw Taawoos and his companions; having prayed the 'Asr [prayer], they faced the [direction of] the qiblah and did not speak to anyone, [each one instead individually engaged in] supplicating [to...
Obedience to Allaah
I heard 'Aamir ibn Dhibaarah delivering a sermon, and he said in his sermon: 'O people! Being patient upon obedience to Allaah is easier than being patient with the punishment of Allaah.'