Then this Shaykh asked us: ‘Did you see the Messenger ﷺ?
Tag: wisdom
Teaching precedes disciplining
Many people are overcome with protective jealousy (الغَيْرَة) to start with disciplining before teaching!
So-and-so is speaking about you
So those who have [sound] knowledge of the religion of Allaah do not pay any attention to fitnah – even if the people created a drama [over it].
Argumentation
If you see a man arguing, then [know that] he loves leadership.
I do not know
Suhnoon was asked whether it is possible for a scholar to say ‘I do not know’ in response to a matter he knows about?
I do not know
[To say] ‘I do not know’ is half of [all] knowledge.
I do not know
It is befitting for the scholar to bequeath his companions the term ‘I do not know’, so it becomes a principle to which they seek refuge [from the danger of speaking without knowledge].
Humility of the scholar
I have never seen a scholar say “I do not know” more than Taawoos [ibn Keesaan].
I do not know
[To say] “I do not know” is half of [all] knowledge.
Relaying knowledge to the people
O my son, indeed the people will abandon the one who [unduly] increases [the amount of knowledge he relays to them].