[At this] the Shaykh smiled and [then] laughed, and we all laughed together.
Tag: knowledge
Real scholars
These are the attributes of the real scholars and the importance they attach to the affairs of the ummah, both with their knowledge and actions.
When his house burnt down
Abu ‘Amr al-‘Alaa’s home was full of books. So when his house burnt down, all that we took from him (in terms of knowledge) thereafter until he died was from his memory
Accuracy in memorisation
So I began to turn over the pages of Buloogh [al-Maraam], page by page, but did not come across it.
Concern for his students
‘The Shaykh gave much importance to [the affairs of] his students. He was keen in alleviating the difficulties which came their way while being on their path to seeking knowledge.
Qataadah was the best at memorising
From amongst the people of al-Basrah, Qataadah was the best at memorising; whatever he heard, he would memorise. The book “Saheefatu-Jaabir” was read to him [only] once and he memorised it [all].
In search of knowledge
I heard Mak.hool say ‘I have travelled the entire earth in search of knowledge.’
Do not waste this knowledge
‘Do not waste this knowledge [over] which we have laboured.’
I know more
For 20 years I have not heard from any man who narrates hadeeth except that I know more about it than him.
So I asked Allaah for more than that
I drank some [Zam Zam water] once, whilst I was [just] beginning my studies in hadeeth, and asked Allaah to bless me with [strength of memory of] the calibre of ath-Thahabee in memorising hadeeth.