There is nothing I have [ever] memorised and then [later] forgotten.
Tag: knowledge
I have never revised a hadeeth
I have never revised a hadeeth, and nor have I ever had any doubt in [the memorisation of] a hadeeth, except one hadeeth; and when I questioned my colleague about it, [I found] it was [exactly] as I had memorised [it].
The issue is one of desire
I am more knowledgeable about the extent of the importance of this book, and Allaah knows best.
I am a historian
I am a historian. I have not visited a country/city in this world except that I have written its history, and Allaah knows best.
Informing the people of his arrival
So that the people are not denied the opportunity to ask questions and seek fatwa.
Importance of teaching
Last year (1420 AH), there occurred a memorable incident during the month of Ramadhaan, whilst Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen was giving his daily lessons in al-Masjid al-Haraam, Makkah
The Shaykh’s humour
[At this] the Shaykh smiled and [then] laughed, and we all laughed together.
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.