And in the gatherings of Ahmad ibn Hanbal رحمه الله, there would be about 5,000 or more, with about 500 [of them] writing, while the rest would be learning good manners [from him].
Tag: shaykh
Fear of fame and popularity
If more than four [students] sat with Abul-'Aaliyah, he would get up and leave.
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.
The difference between 'prohibited' and 'not permissible'
Is there a difference between the saying of the scholars 'this is prohibited ( حرام )' or 'this is not permissible' ( لا يجوز )?
I read the Qur.aan to 'Umar
I read the Qur.aan to 'Umar [ibn al-Khattaab] رضي الله عنه three times.
Studying the Qur.aan
When we had learnt ten aayahs [of the Qur.aan] from the Prophet ﷺ, we would not move on to the next ten [aayahs] which were revealed after them, until we had learnt what they contained of knowledge.
He was good to the students
It was said that Ibn Abi Zayd [al-Qayrawaanee] wrote his famous book when he was [just] 17 years [of age].
Three essential characteristics
You will not be a scholar until you possess three characteristics.
Not to accept gifts from the students
If I accepted it from you, then I will not relate any [more] hadeeth to you; and if I do not accept it from you, then I will [continue to] relate hadeeth to you.
Maintaining cautious ties with the rulers
[The ruler] al-Ma.moon gifted my father 30,000 [deenaars], 10 horses and a slave girl - and he did not accept them.