Handed the keys to a gifted luxury car, Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen simply carried on teaching, absent-mindedly flipping them in his hand.
Tag: student
Respect for his students
Finding the students' charity box empty, Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen quietly provided the money himself.
He did not make a single mistake
One of the teachers at the Jam'iyyah Tahfeeth al-Qur.aan al-Kareem in Madeenah recited from the beginning of Soorah al-Baqarah to the end of Soorah al-'Israa; [he did so] from memory, without...
The excellence of the scholar
...and like this it is incumbent upon the student to recognise the excellence of the jurist (scholar), and acknowledge the knowledge he (the scholar) possesses is that which he (the student) has...
The correct manner of seeking knowledge
Noble Shaykh - may Allaah protect and preserve you - I have a desire to seek Islaamic knowledge; I hope you can explain [to us] the correct manner of seeking Islaamic knowledge, and [may] Allaah...
Knowledge which is not spoken with
Knowledge which is not spoken with, is like treasure which is not spent.
I do not know
I accompanied Ibn 'Umar رضي الله عنهما for 34 months, and [during this time] whenever he was asked a question, he would respond with: 'I do not know.' He then turned to me and said
The Shaykh absolutely disapproved of it
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen firmly disapproved of being introduced by his most senior title, preferring humility over recognition.
Strength of memory
My heart has never stored (memorised) anything and then left me.
'whilst he was still young...'
From a young age, Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen would arrive early each morning, books in hand, to spend the day immersed in a scholar's library.