Briefly, what is the way to seek knowledge, and may Allaah reward you with good?
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The ruling regarding Sayyid Saabiq’s “Fiqh as-Sunnah”
What is your opinion regarding the book “Fiqh as-Sunnah” of Sayyid Saabiq?
When his house burnt down
Abu ‘Amr al-‘Alaa’s home was full of books. So when his house burnt down, all that we took from him (in terms of knowledge) thereafter until he died was from his memory
Concern for his students
‘The Shaykh gave much importance to [the affairs of] his students. He was keen in alleviating the difficulties which came their way while being on their path to seeking knowledge.
The Shaykh grieves upon hearing about the death of Shaykh Ibn Baaz
I did not see him (the Shaykh), except that his eyes began to shed tears and he sighed deeply.
Qataadah was the best at memorising
From amongst the people of al-Basrah, Qataadah was the best at memorising; whatever he heard, he would memorise. The book “Saheefatu-Jaabir” was read to him [only] once and he memorised it [all].
Do not waste this knowledge
‘Do not waste this knowledge [over] which we have laboured.’
I know more
For 20 years I have not heard from any man who narrates hadeeth except that I know more about it than him.
So I asked Allaah for more than that
I drank some [Zam Zam water] once, whilst I was [just] beginning my studies in hadeeth, and asked Allaah to bless me with [strength of memory of] the calibre of ath-Thahabee in memorising hadeeth.
So I asked him about the remedy for memorising
I have never seen Wakee’ with a book in his hands, rather, he memorised. So I asked him about the remedy for memorising.