Whoever does not act in accordance with his knowledge, then his knowledge has not benefited him; rather it has harmed him.
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Knowledge is that which benefits
Knowledge is that which benefits. Knowledge is not that which is [only] memorised.
Woe be once to the one who does not know
Woe be once to the one who does not know, and woe be seven times to the one who knows but does not act [according to his knowledge].
O Allaah protect me from knowledge which does not benefit
How many things are there - if they do not benefit, they will not harm. However, [with regard to] knowledge - if it does not benefit, it will harm.
A means to all virtue
Knowledge is a means to all virtue.
The importance of studying medicine
It was reported that al-Maaziree became ill, and was unable to find anyone to treat him except for a Jew; so when he recovered at his hands, the Jew said [to him]
A fair teacher
Marking over 80 exam papers himself, Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen readily corrected a grade the moment a student queried it.
The teacher's concern
Ishaaq al-Fazaaree - a man of Sunnah - was the one who disciplined the people of ath-Thughar and taught them the Sunnah.
Noble manners
A young child asked Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen to greet his father — and the Shaykh's warm response left a lasting impression.
He was always praying
Never did we visit Abu ash-Shaykh [al-Asbahaanee], except that he was in prayer.