The scholar is not he who [just] knows about the good and the bad, rather, the scholar is he who knows about the good and adheres to it, [just as he] knows of the bad and refrains from it.
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A loaf of bread with pickles
We used to pass by [Imaam] al-Baghawee, and ad-Daaraqutnee [who at the time was only] a small boy, would walk behind us - in his hand was a loaf of bread with pickles on it.
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.'
Act according to what you have learnt
Learn, learn, and when you have learnt, then act [according to what you have learnt].
I have never watched a sports match
I have never watched a sports match. However, I once sat in a gathering and was amazed at the extent of dedication and preoccupation and knowledge of the names of the players.
A tear of the Scholar
And the people of knowledge are well known; not everyone who has a certificate [becomes a scholar], [nor he who] has graduated from a [university] faculty or...not everyone who has memorised...
Beneficial knowledge without righteous actions
And it has been reported in an authentic hadeeth, that there are from amongst the students of knowledge those who will be punished before the worshipers of idols.
Origin of the book al-Mulakhkhas al-Fiqhee
The origin of [the book] al-Mulakhkhas al-Fiqhee [الملخص الفقهي] were lessons I delivered on the radio [they were] lessons on [the subject of] fiqh.
What distinguishes beneficial knowledge from other righteous deeds
I heard Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibraaheem [Aal ash-Shaykh] رحمه الله at a talk he delivered at some of the special events [which took place] at the Faculty of Sharee'ah [at Imaam Muhammad University in...
O my Lord! My sins are great in number
In the biography of the Khaleefah, 'Abdul-Malik ibn Marwaan, [it states]: He delivered an eloquent khutbah, and then [abruptly] stopped and began weeping profusely. Then, he said