If the call to prayer was made and Ibraaheem ibn Maymoon al-Marwazee رحمه الله had raised his hammer, he would not strike with it (i.e.
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The sincere and truthful repentance
What is the ruling regarding the one who repents from a sin, then he returns to it again, so he repents again, then he returns to it [yet] again and so on. What is the ruling regarding his repentance?
One who is shy will never gain knowledge
One who is shy will never gain knowledge, nor one who is proud.
The one who is most prepared to give fatwa
The one who is most prepared to give fatwa, is the one who is most prepared for the Fire. Translator’s note
The most noble branches of knowledge
The most noble branches of knowledge are those which bring you close to the Creator and help you to be pleasing to Him.
“The is so-and-so who said such-and-such about you”
Rather than let his students speak ill of a guest who had criticised him, Shaykh Ibn Baaz silenced them and honoured him regardless.
I do not know
We were with Maalik ibn Anas رحمه الله when a man came saying: ‘O Abu ‘Abdullaah, I have travelled a distance of six months. The people of my land sent me to ask you about a matter.’ So he said: ‘Ask!
What prevented you from travelling to az-Zuhree?
I have not seen anyone more stronger in protecting that which he had [of knowledge] than ath-Thowree. It was said to him
Out of fear that it may rest upon my heart
My ears have never heard anything of knowledge except that it has rested upon my heart (i.e. I have memorised it).
I have never lied except on one occasion
I have never lied except on one occasion. My father said to me: ‘Have you read to the teacher?’ And I said: ‘Yes.’ – whereas I had not read to him.