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...
The issue is one of desire
Shaykh Hammaad al-Ansaaree recalls tracking down the only complete manuscript of a rare book, after twenty incomplete copies.
I am a historian
Shaykh Hammaad al-Ansaaree on a lifetime spent recording the history of every city he ever visited.
Informing the people of his arrival
After a 14-hour flight home from medical treatment, Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen's first concern was making sure the people could still reach him with their questions.
Importance of teaching
Even needing a blood transfusion, Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen insisted his evening lesson during Ramadhaan go ahead as planned.
The Shaykh's humour
A light-hearted exchange after a radio recording, in which the Shaykh gently teased a brother for forgetting to include him in his own du'aa.
Real scholars
Fighting off sleep during a late-night radio recording, Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen chose to stand rather than stop, so the people could still benefit.
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
A student confidently quoted a hadeeth from Buloogh al-Maraam — only to be firmly corrected by the Shaykh, who knew the book by heart.