Gifted a brand new car by a Prince, Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen let it sit unused for days before quietly having it returned.
Tag: wisdom
Adhere to the Ahlul-Hadeeth
I heard ash-Shaafi'ee رحمه الله say: 'Adhere to the Ahlul-Hadeeth, for they are indeed the people most upon correctness.'
The Jews have never gathered together in one place
Shaykh Hammaad al-Ansaaree on the Jews never having gathered together in one place except in this present time.
I found a particular aspect of Arabic grammar difficult
I found a particular aspect of Arabic grammar difficult, so I spent 80,000 dirhams in order to become proficient in it.
The Hanafees are extremely angry with Abu Hurayrah
Shaykh Hammaad al-Ansaaree on why some Hanafees harbour resentment toward the Companion Abu Hurayrah رضي الله عنه.
I left having benefited with knowledge
Never did I meet Hamzah ibn Muhammad, except that I left [his presence] having benefited with knowledge
This hadeeth is weak
Shaykh Hammaad al-Ansaaree warns against declaring a hadeeth weak without the deep expertise the ruling actually requires.
A means to all excellence
Knowledge is a means to all excellence.
You are an innovator
Shaykh Hammaad al-Ansaaree on when someone falling into an innovation is, and is not, rightly called an innovator.
The most amazing of those who memorised in our time
From amongst the most amazing of those who memorised [knowledge] in our time was Ibn Taymiyyah. He would read a book only once and it would be etched in his mind.