Handed the keys to a gifted luxury car, Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen simply carried on teaching, absent-mindedly flipping them in his hand.
Tag: youth
A loaf of bread with pickles
We used to pass by [Imaam] al-Baghawee, and ad-Daaraqutnee [who at the time was only] a small boy, would walk behind us – in his hand was a loaf of bread with pickles on it.
Seeking knowledge when one is young
Seeking knowledge when one is young, is like etching on a stone.
Do you know who the Shaykh is?
Unrecognised and cursed by a youth he had gently corrected, Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen responded only with love and an invitation to talk.
I used to attend the lessons of Qataadah when I was 14 years old
I used to attend the lessons of Qataadah when I was 14 years old, and there is nothing which I heard in those years except that it is as if it has been written (etched) in my heart.