Hakim ibn Hizam reported: He said to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, “What do you think of the acts of worship I did in the time of ignorance. Will I get anything from them?” The Prophet said, “You have embraced Islam with the good you previously did.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim …
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Abu Musa al-Ash’ari reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to supplicate with these words, “O Allah, forgive my faults, my ignorance, and my excesses in my affairs, for You know better than me. O Allah, forgive my serious and frivolous errors, whether mistakenly or deliberately, for all of that is within …
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Al-Harith ibn al-Ash’ari reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah commanded John, the son of Zechariah, with five words to practice and to command the Children of Israel to practice. He was nearly slow to act, so Jesus said: Verily, Allah has commanded you with five words to practice and …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, taught her among the comprehensive supplications, “O Allah, I ask You for Your every decree upon me to be good.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 3846 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَّمَهَا من جَوَامِع …
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‘Amir reported: Hudhayfah, may Allah be pleased with him, was asked, “Which trial is the worst?” Hudhayfah said, “It is when good and evil are before you and you do not know which of them to follow.” Source: Muṣannaf Ibn Abī Shaybah 37569 عَنْ عَامِرٍ قَالَ سُئِلَ حُذَيْفَةُ رضي الله عنه أَيُّ الْفِتْنَةِ أَشَدُّ قَالَ …
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Abu Uthman al-Hindi reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Verily, what I fear most for this nation is a learned hypocrite.” It was said, “How is he a learned hypocrite?” Umar said, “He is learned with his tongue, but he is ignorant of the heart and good deeds.” Source: al-Aḥādīth …
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Ibn ‘Abd al-Hakam reported: Al-Shafi’i, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Among the degradation of knowledge is that you debate everyone who debates you, or you argue with everyone who argues with you.” And he said, “Knowledge is ignorance to the people of ignorance, just as ignorance is ignorance to the people of knowledge.” …
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‘Abbad ibn Abdullah reported: Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her said, “How quick are people to fault what they have no knowledge about!” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 973 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رضي الله عنه أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ مَا أَسْرَعَ النَّاسَ إِلَى أَنْ يَعِيبُوا مَا …
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‘Ata’ reported: Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “All of the idols among the people of Noah appeared among the Arabs later. They were the names of righteous men among the people of Noah. When they passed away, Satan inspired in their people to build statues in the places they used to …
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‘Amr ibn ‘Abasah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The sun does not rise over any creation of Allah but that it glorifies Allah, except for the devils and the fools among the children of Adam.” Source: Musnad al-Shāmiyyīn lil-Ṭabarānī 960 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَمْرِو …
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Ibn ‘Asakir reported: Al-Shafi’i, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Whoever does not love knowledge, there is no good in him.” Source: Tārīkh Dimashq 5/408 عن ابن عساكر قال الشافعي رحمه الله مِنْ لَا يُحِبُّ الْعِلْمَ فَلَا خَيْرَ فِيهِ 5/408 تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر
Ibn Mas’ud reported: Gathered by the House were two men of Quraysh and one or two men of Thaqif. The Qurayshi men had a lot of fat on their bellies and little understanding in their hearts. One of them said, “Do you think Allah hears what we say?” The other said, “He hears us if …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “This knowledge will be carried by the trustworthy of every successive generation, refuting the corruption of extremists, the distortions of falsifiers, and the interpretations of the ignorant.” Source: Musnad al-Shāmiyyīn 588 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ahmad ibn Hanbal عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ …
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Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Islam will be taken apart just as a garment is taken apart, until fasting is not known, nor prayer, nor rites, nor charity. The Book of Allah Almighty will vanish in a single night, such that no verse of it …
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Umar ibn al-Khattab reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, among what I fear most for my nation is every hypocrite with a knowledgeable tongue.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 140 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ahmad Shakir عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ …
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Jabir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the only cure for ignorance is to ask questions.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 336 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani Ibn al-Qayyim said, “The Prophet (ṣ) designated ignorance as a disease and he designated the cure as asking the scholars.” Source: …
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Abu Umayyah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, among the signs of the Hour is that knowledge will be sought from the young.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr 908 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ اللَّخْمِيِّ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ مِنْ أَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ ثَ أَنْ …
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Sa’id ibn Wahb reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “People will continue to be virtuous as long as they take knowledge from the companions of Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and their elders. If they take their knowledge from the young, that is when they will be ruined.” …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “People are like mines of silver and gold. The best of them in the time of ignorance are the best of them in Islam, if they have religious understanding.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2638 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ …
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Ibn Abdul Barr reported: Ibn Abi Ghassan, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “You will have knowledge as long as you are a student. If you consider yourself sufficient, you will become ignorant.” Source: Jāmi’ Bayān al-‘Ilm 430 عن ابن عبد البر قال ابن أبي غسان رحمه الله لا تَزَالُ عَالِمًا مَا كُنْتَ مُتَعَلِّمًا …
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