…then the reward for what he intended and strived towards will be recorded for him [even though he did not attain his goal].
Tag: seek knowledge
Attending gatherings of knowledge
It is not permissible for a person to be lenient in attending gatherings of knowledge – and exerting himself in doing so…
Studying and busying yourself with seeking knowledge
Studying and busying [oneself] with [seeking] knowledge is [a means to] affirming that which is present [of knowledge] and acquiring that which has been lost [of knowledge].
You will regret the time that you have wasted
It is befitting for the student of knowledge to protect and preserve his time, because [sometime] in the future he will [reflect over this and] regret the time he has wasted.
He would read 800 pages a day
He was extremely fond of knowledge, and would read extensively, such that when he was in his youth, he would read 800 pages a day, and read 2,000 volumes in the moonlight.
Because oil was scarce at the time
Most of what Shaykh Ja’far al-‘Atamee read [in the seeking] of knowledge was by way of the moonlight, because oil was scarce at the time.
Knowledge is attained by…
Knowledge is [attained] by way of [chains of] transmission, not by intellect.
From the means which aid uprightness
Maintaining close ties with the scholars
Words of advice for when travelling
[During] the day we [will] read from a book, and [during] the night we [will] listen to an audio recording of the people of knowledge.
His immense zeal and strength of purpose
an-Nawawee’s explanation of [Saheeh] Muslim…I have read* it more than 60 times.