“an-Nawawee’s explanation of [Saheeh] Muslim…[is the best book I have read]; I have read* it more than 60 times.”
There are a number of points of benefit [to be noted here]
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The benefits of hunger
Hunger cleanses the mind and kills the desires, and it is a cause for attaining deeper knowledge.
The importance of Kitaab at-Tawheed
It is not sufficient to read ‘Kitaab at-Tawheed’ [just] once, rather it is befitting that you always read it; [so] every time you finish it, start [reading] it again, just as I do so myself.
He was capable of dictating it all from memory
Abu ‘Ali as-Sadafee رحمه الله said [about Abu Bakr al-Hamawee رحمه الله]: He was pious, and an ascetic. As for [his knowledge of] fiqh, then it used to be said
Maintaining a disciplined approach to reading the Qur.aan
My grandfather, ‘Abdullaah ibn Muhayreez, would complete [reading the] Qur.aan every Jumu’ah; and [every night] we would prepare his bedding, and perhaps he did not sleep upon it.
I reviewed the Qur.aan three times
I reviewed the Qur.aan with Ibn ‘Abbaas three times. I would stop him at every aayah, and ask him about what it was revealed, and how it was [revealed].
Numerous teachers
The shuyookh of al-Qaadhee [‘Iyaadh] were approximately a hundred [in number].
Alone, and in the study of hadeeth
‘Abdullaah ibn al-Mubaarak used to stay in his house a lot, and so it was said to him ‘Are you isolating yourself?’ He said: ‘How can I isolate myself when I am with the Prophet ﷺ and his Companions?!
Regularly visiting the graveyard
Abu ‘Abdir-Rahmaan ‘Abdullaah al-’Umaree رحمه الله would visit the graveyard a lot, and with him he would have a book to read. [About this], he would say
Grateful to Allaah
‘Abdullaah ibn al-Mubaarak was gratefully rich, [and] his wealth amounted to about 400,000 [deenars].