Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen provided free accommodation and support to foreign students, easing the hardships they faced while seeking knowledge.
Tag: 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.
Asking the people of knowledge
When I come across a religious matter which I am unaware of, such as in prayer, fasting, Hajj, dealings with others, or divorce, is it sufficient for me to take the opinion of one of the Muslim...
Backbiting of the layman ranks amongst the major sins
If backbiting of the layman ranks amongst the major sins, then backbiting of the scholar is much greater.
So I asked him about the remedy for memorising
I have never seen Wakee' with a book in his hands, rather, he memorised. So I asked him about the remedy for memorising and he said: 'If I taught you the remedy would you use it?' I said
Not considered knowledge
Any knowledge which cannot accompany its possessor to the toilet is not considered knowledge.