In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Explanation of Suratul Israa verse 36 Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Aziz bin Abdillah bin Baaz may Allah have mercy on him Question: What is the tafseer of this verse وَلَا تَقۡفُ مَا لَيۡسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلۡمٌۚ إِنَّ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَٱلۡبَصَرَ وَٱلۡفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ كَانَ عَنۡهُ مَسۡـُٔولاً۬ “And do…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful The status of the knowledgeable believer over others By al-Haafidh ibn Hajar Asqalaani may Allah have mercy on him The Imaam, who died 852 AH, mentions in his book “Fathul Baari: 1/141” this point of benefit. He writes: “Allah says in Suratul Mujaadilah: 11, يَرۡفَعِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Signs of harmful knowledge and its people By al-Haafidh ibn Rajab al-Hanbali al-Baghdaadi may Allah have mercy on him The Imaam, who died 795 AH, collects in his book, “The superiority of knowledge of the Salaf over knowledge of the Khalaf” under the chapter…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Signs of beneficial knowledge and its people By al-Haafidh ibn Rajab al-Hanbali al-Baghdaadi may Allah have mercy on him The Imaam, who died 795 AH, collects in his tremendous book, “The superiority of knowledge of the Salaf over knowledge of the Khalaf” under the…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Are the most knowledgeable those who speak the most? By al-Haafidh ibn Rajab al-Hanbali al-Baghdaadi may Allah have mercy on him The Imaam, who died 795 AH, collects in his tremendous book, “The superiority of knowledge of the Salaf over knowledge of the Khalaf”…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Dispraise of Argumention in the Religion By al-Haafidh ibn Rajab al-Hanbali al-Baghdaadi may Allah have mercy on him The Imaam, who died 795 AH, collects in his tremendous book, “The superiority of knowledge of the Salaf over knowledge of the Khalaf” under the chapter…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Reasons to help attain a good ending and firmness in knowledge by Shaykh Saalih bin Fawzaan al-Fawzaan may Allah preserve him Question: What are the causes in attaining a good ending [husnul khaatima], and also the causes in attaining firmness in seeking knowledge? Answer: The first [cause]…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful The remedy/cure for forgetting knowledge By Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-’Uthaymeen may Allah have mercy on him The shaykh mentioned this point of benefit in his explanation of the poem “al-Bayquniyyah”. It can be found under the fourth line of the poem, he said:…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Speaking about Allah and His religion without knowledge is worse than shirk By Shaykhul Islaam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawzeeyah may Allah have mercy on him The shaykh, who died 751 AH, mentions this point of benefit in his book “Ilaam al-Muwaqqi’een” 1/38 wherein he says:…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Effects of not acting upon knowledge By Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd and Muhammad bin Saalih al-’Uthaymeen may Allah have mercy on them both Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd mentions in his book “The Etiquette of Seeking Knowledge” a statement collected by Al-Khateeb that ‘Ali Ibn…
Trying to Follow the Salaf 