Revering knowledge

Question 1

What is the first principle of revering knowledge?

Answer 1

Purifying the Vessel of Knowledge (تطهير وعاء العلم): This vessel is the heart. The purity of the heart involves purifying it from the impurity of false notions and the impurity of desires. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}:contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

Question 2

What is the source (Qur’anic verse and its tafsīr) for the first principle?

Answer 2

Allah says: “And purify your garments.” Scholars interpret “garments” metaphorically as the inner self, commanding purification of the heart. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}:contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}

Question 3

What is the hadīth supporting the first principle?

Answer 3

Muslim reports from Abū Hurayrah that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Indeed, Allāh does not look at your physical forms and your wealth; rather, He looks at your hearts and your deeds.” :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}:contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}

Question 4

What is the second principle of revering knowledge?

Answer 4

Purity of Intention in Seeking Knowledge (إخلاص النيّة فيه): Sincerity in knowledge is built upon removing ignorance from oneself, removing ignorance from creation, bringing knowledge to life, protecting it, and acting on it. :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}:contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}

Question 5

What is the hadīth for the second principle?

Answer 5

Al-Bukhārī & Muslim record from ʿUmar that the Messenger ﷺ said: “Actions are according to intentions, and every person will have what they intended.” :contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}:contentReference[oaicite:9]{index=9}

Question 6

Who said: “Perhaps i would narrate s single Hadith with a certain intention, and when u come to s certain part of it, my intention would change - so a single Hadith requires multiple intentions.”

Answer 6

Sulaymān al-Hāshimi

Question 7

What is the third principle of revering knowledge?

Answer 7

Focusing All of Your Attention on Seeking Knowledge (جمع الهمّة على العلم): Dedication to beneficial pursuits, seeking Allah’s help, and avoiding distraction. :contentReference[oaicite:10]{index=10}:contentReference[oaicite:11]{index=11}

Question 8

What is the hadīth for the third principle?

Answer 8

Muslim reports from Abū Hurayrah that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Be keen for what will benefit you, and seek the help of Allah, and do not feel helpless.” :contentReference[oaicite:12]{index=12}:contentReference[oaicite:13]{index=13}

Question 9

What is the fourth principle of revering knowledge?

Answer 9

Focusing on the Knowledge of the Qur’an and the Sunnah (صرف الهمة إلى علم القرآن والسنة): Highest aspiration is to understand Revelation. :contentReference[oaicite:14]{index=14}:contentReference[oaicite:15]{index=15}

Question 10

What is the Qur’anic verse for the fourth principle?

Answer 10

“So adhere to that which is revealed to you. Indeed, you are on a straight path.” (az-Zukhruf 43) :contentReference[oaicite:16]{index=16}:contentReference[oaicite:17]{index=17}

Question 11

What is the fifth principle of revering knowledge?

Answer 11

Taking the Proper Path Which Will Lead To It (السير على المسلك المعروف الذي يؤدي إليه): Follow a reliable curriculum and teacher, memorizing core texts. :contentReference[oaicite:18]{index=18}:contentReference[oaicite:19]{index=19}

Question 12

What is the ḥadīth or statement for the fifth principle?

Answer 12

az-Zarnūjī said: “Everyone who takes the wrong path will be misguided, and will not achieve his objective.” :contentReference[oaicite:20]{index=20}:contentReference[oaicite:21]{index=21}

Question 13

What is the sixth principle of revering knowledge?

Answer 13

Taking into Account Different Sciences & Prioritizing Them (من كل فن خذ ولا تهمل منه فاغتنم مطالع الأسرار): This is beneficial when depending upon two fundamental things: giving precedence to the sciences in order of importance according to the student’s needs for servitude to Allāh, and intending at the beginning to cover a summarised text in each science before going into depth in a particular area. :contentReference[oaicite:22]{index=22}:contentReference[oaicite:23]{index=23}

Question 14

Who said: “Beautiful and good; however, look at what you will need to do from morning until evening, and stick [to learning] that.”

Answer 14

Mālik ibn Anas, the imām of Dār al-Hijrah

Question 15

What did Ibn al-Jawzi say regarding the 6th principle?

Answer 15

Ibn al-Jawzī said: “Gathering different types of knowledge is something praiseworthy.” :contentReference[oaicite:24]{index=24}:contentReference[oaicite:25]{index=25}

Question 16

What is the seventh principle of revering knowledge?

Answer 16

Taking the Initiative & Utilizing Youth (اغتنم سن الشباب): Use youth’s vigor for learning; avoid procrastination. :contentReference[oaicite:26]{index=26}:contentReference[oaicite:27]{index=27}

Question 17

What is the statement for the seventh principle?

Answer 17

al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī said: “Knowledge at a young age is like engraving on stone.” :contentReference[oaicite:28]{index=28}:contentReference[oaicite:29]{index=29}

Question 18

What is the eighth principle of revering knowledge?

Answer 18

Being Unhurried & Steady (الْيَوْمَ شَيْءٌ وَغَدًا مِثْلُهُ): Learn gradually, in stages, as the Qur’an was revealed. :contentReference[oaicite:30]{index=30}:contentReference[oaicite:31]{index=31}

Question 19

What is the statement for the eighth principle?

Answer 19

Ibn an-Naḥās al-Ḥalabī said: “Today is something and tomorrow is like it…” :contentReference[oaicite:32]{index=32}:contentReference[oaicite:33]{index=33}

Question 20

What is the ninth principle of revering knowledge?

Answer 20

Patience in Attaining & Passing On Knowledge (وَاصْبِرْ نَفْسَكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُم بِالْغَدَوَةِ): Two types—acquisition and delivery. :contentReference[oaicite:34]{index=34}:contentReference[oaicite:35]{index=35}

Question 21

What is the statement for the ninth principle?

Answer 21

Yaḥyā ibn Abī Katheer: “Knowledge is not gained by resting the body.” :contentReference[oaicite:36]{index=36}:contentReference[oaicite:37]{index=37}

Question 22

What is the tenth principle of revering knowledge?

Answer 22

Adhering to the Etiquette of Seeking Knowledge (بِالآدابِ تَفَقَّهُ العِلْمُ): Good manners are key to understanding. :contentReference[oaicite:38]{index=38}:contentReference[oaicite:39]{index=39}

Question 23

What is the statement for the tenth principle?

Answer 23

Ibn al-Qayyim: “The manners of a person are the sign of their ultimate happiness and success…” :contentReference[oaicite:40]{index=40}:contentReference[oaicite:41]{index=41}

Question 24

What is the eleventh principle of revering knowledge?

Answer 24

Guarding Knowledge from What Detracts From It (موروءة): Avoid actions that tarnish dignity. :contentReference[oaicite:42]{index=42}:contentReference[oaicite:43]{index=43}

Question 25

What is the statement for the eleventh principle?

Answer 25

Ash-Shāfi‘ī: “Whoever has a lack of muroo’ah… he has belittled knowledge.” :contentReference[oaicite:44]{index=44}:contentReference[oaicite:45]{index=45}

Question 26

What is the twelfth principle of revering knowledge?

Answer 26

Choosing Righteous Company (انتخاب الصحبة الصالحة له): Companions shape one’s conduct. :contentReference[oaicite:46]{index=46}:contentReference[oaicite:47]{index=47}

Question 27

What is the ḥadīth for the twelfth principle?

Answer 27

Abū Dāwood & Tirmidhi report from Abū Hurayrah: “A man is upon the religion of his close friend…” :contentReference[oaicite:48]{index=48}:contentReference[oaicite:49]{index=49}

Question 28

What is the thirteenth principle of revering knowledge?

Answer 28

Making an Effort in Memorisation, Revision & Asking Questions (بذل الجهد في تحفيظ العلم والمذاكرة به والسؤال عنه): Fixes and deepens knowledge. :contentReference[oaicite:50]{index=50}:contentReference[oaicite:51]{index=51}

Question 29

What is the statement for the thirteenth principle?

Answer 29

Ibn al-Jawzī: “The luminary scholars do not cease to urge people to memorise…” :contentReference[oaicite:52]{index=52}:contentReference[oaicite:53]{index=53}

Question 30

What is the fourteenth principle of revering knowledge?

Answer 30

Honouring & Respecting the People of Knowledge (إكرام العلماء): Scholars are “fathers to the soul.” :contentReference[oaicite:54]{index=54}:contentReference[oaicite:55]{index=55}

Question 31

What is the ḥadīth for the fourteenth principle?

Answer 31

Ubaydah ibn aṣ-Ṣāmit: “They are not from my nation… who do not honour our elders…” :contentReference[oaicite:56]{index=56}:contentReference[oaicite:57]{index=57}

Question 32

What is the fifteenth principle of revering knowledge?

Answer 32

Referring Issues to Scholars (إرجاع المشكلات إلى أهلها): Complex matters need qualified authorities. :contentReference[oaicite:58]{index=58}:contentReference[oaicite:59]{index=59}

Question 33

What is the statement for the fifteenth principle?

Answer 33

Ibn ’Āṣim: “Obligatory in complex matters… is thinking well of the people of knowledge.” :contentReference[oaicite:60]{index=60}:contentReference[oaicite:61]{index=61}

Question 34

What is the sixteenth principle of revering knowledge?

Answer 34

Respecting Knowledge Gatherings & Their Scholars (تعظيم مجالس العلم وعلمائها): Scholar-circles mirror prophetic gatherings. :contentReference[oaicite:62]{index=62}:contentReference[oaicite:63]{index=63}

Question 35

What is the statement for the sixteenth principle?

Answer 35

Sahl ibn ’Abdullāh: “If you want to look at the gatherings of the prophets, let him look at the gatherings of the scholars…” :contentReference[oaicite:64]{index=64}:contentReference[oaicite:65]{index=65}

Question 36

What is the seventeenth principle of revering knowledge?

Answer 36

Defending Knowledge from Attack (الدفاع عن العلم والذود عن حياضه): Advocate for true scholarship and refute falsehood. :contentReference[oaicite:66]{index=66}:contentReference[oaicite:67]{index=67}

Question 37

What is the statement for the seventeenth principle?

Answer 37

Ibn Taymiyyah: “If innovation is less harmful than abandoning obligation… better to maintain the obligation.” :contentReference[oaicite:68]{index=68}:contentReference[oaicite:69]{index=69}

Question 38

What is the eighteenth principle of revering knowledge?

Answer 38

Restraint When Asking Questions (صيانة الموقف عند السؤال): Prepare well, ensure benefit, and protect dignity. :contentReference[oaicite:70]{index=70}:contentReference[oaicite:71]{index=71}

Question 39

What is the statement for the eighteenth principle?

Answer 39

Zayd ibn Aslam: “Go and learn how to ask, then come and ask.” :contentReference[oaicite:72]{index=72}:contentReference[oaicite:73]{index=73}

Question 40

What is the nineteenth principle of revering knowledge?

Answer 40

Passion for Knowledge & Its Supremacy in the Heart (شحذ القلب بالعلم وغلبته عليه): Love knowledge above all else. :contentReference[oaicite:74]{index=74}:contentReference[oaicite:75]{index=75}

Question 41

What is the statement for the nineteenth principle?

Answer 41

Ibn al-Qayyim: “Whoever does not let the pleasure of gaining knowledge overcome bodily desires will never reach the level of knowledge.” :contentReference[oaicite:76]{index=76}:contentReference[oaicite:77]{index=77}

Question 42

What is the twentieth principle of revering knowledge?

Answer 42

Making Good Use of Time in Seeking Knowledge (حفظ الوقت في العلم): Value every moment for worship and beneficial action. :contentReference[oaicite:78]{index=78}:contentReference[oaicite:79]{index=79}

Question 43

What is the statement for the twentieth principle?

Answer 43

Ibn al-Jawzī: “It is befitting to know the honour of one’s lifespan… so he does not waste even a moment without an act of worship.” :contentReference[oaicite:80]{index=80}:contentReference[oaicite:81]{index=81}

Question 44

Who said: “I never struggled to correct anything harder gor me than my niyyah, because it turns on me.”

Answer 44

Sufyān ath-Thaurī

Question 45

Who said: “By Allah, I cannot say that I went even for a dingle day to seek knowledge of hadith, seeking thereby the face of Allah, Mighty and Majestic.

Answer 45

Hishām ad-Dastawā’ī