"Allah is above the heaven"

Maalik said:

"Allaah is above the heaven
And His knowledge is everywhere"

["Al-Istiwaa 'alaal-'Arsh", 50-52].

"The more knowledge one has"

As-Sa'di said:

"The more knowledge one has, the more stronger belief and conviction one gets."

["Taysir ul Kareem", 216].

"None of you should promise ..."

‎'Abdullah ('Abdul Hajar) said:

"None of you should promise his child something and then not give it to him."

["Al-Adab Al-Mufrad", 387].

"Knowledge is one of the noblest qualities"

As-Sa'di said:

"Allaah showed Adam's excellence via knowledge. Knowledge is one of the noblest qualities a servant can possess."

["Taysir-ul-Karim", 49].

"I am the third Muslim"

Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas said:

"I am the third Muslim."

["Al-Bukhaaree", 3726].

"People need knowledge"

Imaam Ahmed said:

“People need knowledge more than they need food and drink, because they need food and drink two or three times a day, but they need knowledge all the time.”

["Majma Al-Zawaaid", 1/201]

"I looked for the people of good character"

"I looked for the people of knowledge and there were very few to be found. I looked for the people of good character and found them to be extinct."

- Imam Al-Bukhaaree (RH)

"Allah will make him wear fire"

Hudhayfah said:

"Whoever wears silk; Allah will make him wear fire for a day – not one of your days, but one of Allah’s long days.

["Sahih Al-Targheeb", 2/225].

“The narrations are the religion”

Sufyan Al-Thawri said:

“The narrations are the religion.” And it is reported that he, rahimahullah, also said: “A man should not even scratch his head except based on a narration.”

["Dhamm Al-Kalam wa Ahlihi", 2/264].

"As if they are obligatory"

Abu Al-Hasan Ali bin Ahmad said:

"Deal with optional acts of worship as if they are obligatory, and acts of disobedience as if they are kufr, and your desires as if they are poison, and socializing with the people as if it were fire, and nurturing of your soul as if it were medicine".

["Khilasat Al-Athar", 3/401].

"Out of fear of showing off"

Muhammed Ibn Al-Qaasim said:

صحبت محمد بن أسلم أكثر من عشرين سنة لم أره يصلي ركعتين من التطوع إلا يوم الجمعة، وسمعته كذا وكذا مرة يحلف: لو قدرت أن أتطوع حيث لا يراني ملكاي لفعلت؛ خوفا من الرياء

"I accompanied Muhammed Ibn Aslam for more than twenty years, and I never saw him pray two supererogatory rak'kahs, excpt on the day of Jum'ah. On one occassion, I heard him take an oath: "By Allaah if I was able to pray a supererogatory prayer where my two angels could not see me;I would do so out of fear of showing off."

["As-Siyaar", 12/201].

"I do not know" is half of knowledge

Ibn ‘Adbil-Barr said:

"It is authentically related from Abu Dardaa that: "I do not know" is half of knowledge.”

["Jaami' Bayaanil Ilm", 1/54].

"The shield of the Scholar is ..."

Imaam Maalik said:

“The shield of the Scholar is, "I do not know", so if he leaves it down, his attacker will strike him.”

["Al-Intiqaa", 37].

"Allaah saved me through Sufyaan"

Yoosuf bin Asbaat said:

كان أبي قدريا وأخوالي روافض فأنقذني الله بسفيان

"My father used to be a Qadaree and my maternal uncles used to be Raafidhee, then Allah saved me through Sufyaan."

["Sharh Usoolil-I'tiqaad", 30-32].

"If it wasn’t for the People of the mahabir"

Imaam Ash-Shaafi’ee said:

لولا أهل المحابر لخطبت الزنادقة على المنابر

"If it wasn’t for the People of the mahaabir (ink-pots) the heretics would have spoken upon manaabir (minbars)."

["Qawaid Al-Tahdith", 49].

"Doing so is a sin in religion"

Imam Al-Qarafi said:

“When you come upon a question with two opinions, one making things easy and the other difficult, you must not issue verdicts to the masses with what is difficult, or to the specialized or the rulers with what is easy. Doing so is a sin in religion, hypocrisy and a sign that the heart is void of Allah’s magnificent glory.”

["Mawaib Al-Jaleel", 1/32].

"How will he taste the sweetness?"

Imam Tabari wrote:

إني لأعجب ممن قرأ القرآن ولم يعلم تأويله كيف يلتذ بقراءته؟

"I am amazed with one who recites the Qur’an and doesn't learn ta'wil, how will he taste the sweetness of recitation?"

["Mu’jam Al-Adbaa", 63/18].

"If the verse is about science"

Shaykh Al-Albanee said:

"It is ONLY allowed to interpret a Qur'aanic verse in another way than how the Salaf interpreted it, if the verse is about science. (I.e. nature, universe, etc.)"

["Silsilah Huda wa-Noor", 316].

"The scholars hate the name baghdad"

As-Sam'ani wrote :

"The scholars hate the name baghdad, its (the name's) foundation is in a idol which was worshiped in the city under the time of the persians. The Calpih Aboo Ja'far al-Mansoor gave the city the name "Daar-us-Salaam".

["Al-Ansab",1/389].

"Teach yourselves a profession"

Umar Ibn Khattab said:

"Teach yourselves a profession;
Soon one of you will need it."

["Nidhm Al-Hukomah Islamiyah", 2/20].

"In Islam, you are considered rich if ..."

Al-Albaanee said:

"In Islam, you are considered rich if you can pay Zakat."

["Silsilah Huda wal-Noor", 343].

"The one who believes in a medicine"

Shaykh Al-Albaanee said:

"The one who believes in a medicine related Hadeeth after medicine has confirmed it, he believes in medicine and not the Hadeeth (otherwise he would have believed it anyway)".

["Silsilah Huda wal-Noor", 306].

"Smoke with the right or the left hand?"

Shaykh Albani was asked:

"Should one smoke with the right or the left hand?" He replied: "With none of them!"

["Silsilah Huda wa-Noor", 341].

"To make Wudhoo with snow"

Ibn Qudamah said:

"It is only allowed to make Wudhoo with snow if the snow is thin and melts and flows on the skin."

["Al-Mughni", 1/30].

"The women used to greet the men"

Al-Hasan al-Basree said:

"The women used to greet the men."

["Adab Mufrad", 1046 - Saheeh acc Al-Albaanee].

"Tie the knowledge with scripture"

The Prophet said:

"Tie the knowledge with scripture."

["Tarikh Baghdad", 10/46 - Sahahahu Al-Albeenee].

He answered: "Until death"

Nu'aym bin Hammad said:

"Ibn-ul-Mubarak was asked for how long one should seek knowledge. He answered: "Until death."

["Jami' Bayan-il-'ilm", 1/192].

"A sinning Jinn is ..."

Shaykh Al-Albaanee said:

"A sinning Jinn is called "Shaytaan".

["Silsilah Huda wa-Noor", 323].

"He must mention the scholar"

Shaykh Al-Albaanee said:

“An unlearned cant simply say “Its allowed” or “Not”, rather he must mention the scholar who says it.”

["Silsilah Huda wa-Noor", 333].

"To curse a believer ..."

Shaykh Ibn Baaz said:

"It has been authenticated that the Prophet said: "To curse a believer is like killing him."

["Fataawaa Islaamiyyah", 3/219].

"One should not read the Qur'aan loudly if ..."

Ibn Taymiyyah said:

"One should not read the Qur'aan loudly if the people are performing voluntary prayer so that they are distracted."

["Adab Shar'iyyah", 2/455].

"If you narrate a Hadeeth ..."

Imaam Ayyub as-Sikhtiyaanee said:

"If you narrate a Hadeeth to a man and he says that you should leave it and cling to the Qur'aan instead, then you should know that he is misguided."

["Ma´rifah ´Ulum-il-Hadeeth", 65].

"Knowledge is ... "

Ibn-ul-'Arabi said:

"Knowledge is to admit ignorance."

["At-Tadhkirah", 3/52].

"Whosoever seeks knowledge for ... "

Imaam Adh-Dhahabee (748H) said:

"Whosoever seeks knowledge for actions, then his knowledge makes him humble and fearful, and causes him to weep at (the deficiencies in) himself. But whosoever seeks knowledge for the sake of merely teaching, giving verdicts, in order to brag, or to show-off; becomes foolish, arrogant and looks down in contempt at the people, and is destroyed by pride, and the people hate him."

["Siyar A'laamun-Nubulaa", 18/192].

"Should not hinder girls from learning"

Shaykh Al-Albaanee said:

"The parents should not hinder the girls from learning to read and write, on the condition that they are brought up Islamically. There is no difference between girls and boys in this question. To hinder girls from this means that their rights are abused and they are humiliated."

["As-Sahihah", 1/347].

"He has not been given beneficial knowledge"

Abdul A’laa al-Taymee said :

“The one who is given knowledge which does not cause him to cry; then I fear that he has not been given beneficial knowledge at all".

["Az-Zuhd", 125].

"Your laughter in Paradise is yours"

Ibn Al-Qayyim wrote:

"Allaah said: “O Adam, your laughter in Paradise is yours, while your weeping in this worldly life is ours."

["Al-Fawaaid", 103].

"Until he acts upon it ..."

Fudayl Ibn ’Iyyaad (d.187H) said:

“The Scholar continues to be ignorant of what he has learnt, until he acts upon it. So when he acts upon it, he becomes knowledgeable.”

["Iqtidaa‘ul-’Ilmil-’Aml", 43].

"The fur of the dog ..."

Ibn Taymiyyah said:

"The fur of the dog is clean."

["Al-Fatawa", 21/617].

"I hate to see a man totally free"

Abdullaah Ibn Mas’ood said:

"Indeed, I hate to see a man totally free, not doing anything from the work of the life of this world nor the Hereafter”.

["Al Hilyaa", 1/130].

"Even if someone treats him unjustly"

Shaykh As-Sa'di said:

"A servant should obey Allah and be just even if someone treats him unjustly. It is not allowed to lie about the one who lies about you, or to deceive the one who deceives you."

["Taysir ul Kareem", 219].

"Ponder over Allah's greatness"

Bishr Al-Hafi said:

"If the people were to ponder over Allaah's greatness, then would never be disobedient towards Him."

["Mukhtasar Minhaj al-Qasidin", 475].

"Ignorance is a disease"

Ibn Qayyim said:

"The Prophet peace be upon him said that ignorance is a disease and its cure is to ask the scholars."

["Ad-Daa", 8].

"I used to travel days and nights ..."

Sa'id bin al-Musayyab said:

"I used to travel days and nights to only get one Hadeeth."

["Jami' Bayan-il-'ilm", 1/188].

"Ibn Wahb, the Muftee of Egypt ..."

Suhnun said:

"We found out that Imaam Maalik wrote to him: 'To 'Abdullaah bin Wahb, the Muftee of Egypt..." He never wrote this to anybody else."

["Siyar A´laam-in-Nubalaa", 9/224].

"It was better than the knowledge"

Ibn Wahb said:

"That which I learned from Maalik's behavior is better than the knowledge I learned from him."

["Jami' Bayan-il-'ilm", 1/250].

"It is as if I have seen the Prophet alive"

Imam Al-Shafi'ee said:

"When I see a man from the Adherents of Hadith, it is as if I have seen the Prophet alive".

["Sharaf Ashaab Al-Hadith", 85].

"Allaah has honored the men with beards"

Shaykh 'Abdur-Rahmaan As-Sa'dee said:

"Allaah has honored the men with their beard wherein their beauty and dignity exists. Woe to the one who shaves or abuses it. A person like that has certainly been disobedient to his Lord openly."

["Al-Fataawaa as-Sa'diyyah", 96-97].

"We worshiped Allaah openly ... "

Abdullqh bin Masud said:

"We worshiped Allah openly after 'Umar became a Muslim."

["Al-Isaabah fi Tamyeez-is-Sahaabah", 2/518].

"One should avoid the sinners"

Al-Qurtubee said:

"If it is confirmed that one should avoid the sinners, which we have established, then it is even more important to avoid Ah-ul-Bid'ah wal-Hawaa (people of innovation and desires)."

["Tafseer Al-Qurtubee", 5/418].

"... The Prophet softened the hearts"

Ibn Taymiyyah said:

"Softening people’s hearts may be more beneficial in some cases than shunning. And shunning is more beneficial in some cases then softening hearts. Hence the Prophet softened the hearts of some people and shunned others".

["Majmu Al-Fataawa", 28/206].

"When Allah withholds, He actually gives"

Sufyan Ath-Thawri said:

"Verily, when Allah withholds, He actually gives, because He did not withhold on account of miserliness or stinginess, but rather He looked at the benefit of the servant. So the fact that He withheld is actually His choice for the servant and His excellent decision.”

["Madarij As-Salikeen", 2/215].

“He does not perfect the prayer ..."

Umar said, while standing on the podium:

“A man might have white hair in Islam, yet has not completed even one prayer for Allah, the Exalted!” He was asked, “Why is that?” He said, “He does not perfect the prayer’s required Khushu`, solemness and attending to Allah with his heart.”

["Al-Ihyaa", 10/202].

"The happy one is the one who ..."

Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani (852 H.) said:

"The happy one is the one who sticks to what the Salaf were upon, and avoids what was innovated by the Khalaf”.

["Fath Al-Bari", 13/267].

"The one who sows, reaps ..."

Ibn-ul-Djawzee said:

"Knowledge is not received by only stretching out the hand. The one who sows, reaps and the one who looks, will find."

["Adab Shar'iyyah", 1/297].

"You should come to the knowledge"

Maalik bin Anas said:

"It is not the knowledge which should come to you, it is you who should come to the knowledge."

["Adab Shar'iyyah", 2/144].

"The best attribute of a believer ..."

Al-Hasan al-Basree said:

"The best attribute a believer can have is forgiveness."

["Adab Shar'iyyah", 11/121].

"And when he is alone with his children ..."

Ibn Aqeel said:

"When the wise man is alone with his wives, he should then leave his intellect in a corner as a respected shaykh and (start) joking and fooling around with them to give them and their souls it's rights. And when he is alone with his children, then he should come to them in their shape."

["Aadaab ush-Sharee'ah", 3/388].

"... Fruits that suit it's people"

Ibn Muflih said:

"Allaah has in every land created fruits that suit it's people."

["Adab Shar'iyyah", 3/21].

"... It's the pillar of knowledge"

Ibn-ul-Jawzee said:

"Fiqh (jurisprudence) is the pillar of knowledge."

["Adab Shar'iyyah", 2/230].

"But to have a true friend is better"

Umar said:

"To be alone means that you avoid bad company. But to have a true friend is better than being alone."

["Adab Shar'iyyah", 4/124].

"Human! Do you want to know ..."

Bakr Al-Muzani said:

"Human! Do you want to know what gift you have received from Allah? Shut your eyes!"

["Al-Jami", 297].

"Not a single person after 'Umar ..."

'Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn 'Awf said:

"Not a single person after 'Umar will take power (in rulership), without the people criticising him."

["As-Siyar", 1/87].

"Salaf used to ask Allah for everything"

Ibn Rajab wrote :

"Some of the Salaf (pious predocessors) used to ask Allaah for everything while they were praying such as salt for the dough and grass for the sheep."

["Al-Jaami", 276].

"Knowledge comes with studies"

Ibn Mas'ud said:

"A human is not born Knowledgeable.
Knowledge comes with studies."

["Jami' Bayan-il-'ilm", 1/200].

"Allah's name "At-Tawwab" means ...

Al-Khattabi wrote :

"Allaah's name "At-Tawwab" means: He who accepts His slaves' Tawbah (repentance) every time they repent."

["Al-Asma", 99].

"Should one greet a person who is ..."

Al-Marwazi said :

"Should one greet a person who is standing in prayer?" Ahmad ibn Ishaq: "Yes".

["Masa'il-ul-Imam Ahmad", 22].

"I hold it dearer to me than ..."

Abu Hurayrah said:

"That I sit a moment and learn myself about my religion, I hold it dearer to me than to pray all night until dawn."

["Jami' Bayan-il-'ilm", 1/60].

"Keep yourself away from Alcohol"

Uthmaan bin 'Affaan said:

"Keep yourself away from Alcohol, its the mother of all evils."

["Ma'rifah 'Ulum-il-Hadeeth", 4].

"Bilal used to ask the prophet for permission"

Ibn Qudaamah wrote :

“The caller to prayer shall not read the Iqaamah before the Imaam has given him the permission. Bilaal used to ask the prophet for permission before he read the Iqaamah.”

["Al-Mughnee", 2/73].

"May Allah have mercy over the person ..."

Adh-Dhahabee wrote :

"May Allah have mercy over the person who speaks little, reads the Qur'aan, weeps over his lost time, constantly gazes into Al-Bukhaaree and Muslim and worships Allaah before he is surprised by death."

["At-Tadhkirah", 2/80].

"These are the men who came with ..."

Adh-Dhahabee wrote :

"None of the scholars of today can reach the level which they (the scholars) had before. You might think "Who is Ahmad? Ibnul Madini? aboo Zur'ah? Aboo Dawood?" Be quiet with tenderness or speak with knowledge! These are the men who came with beneficial knowledge."

["At-Tadhkirah", 2/143].

"Ask me about the book of Allah ..."

Abut-Tufayl said that 'Alee said:

"Alee used to say: "Ask me! Ask me! Ask me about the book of Allah! I swear by Allaah that there is no verse except that I know if it was revealed during the night or during the day".

["Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz-is-Sahabah", 2/507-510].

"To know that I am free from hypocrisy ..."

Hassan Al-Basree said:

"To know that I am free from hypocrisy, I hold it dearer to myself than to get the whole world of gold".

["At-Tadhkirah", 2/184].

"He understood what they wanted ..."

Ibn Taymiyyah wrote :

“When Abu Bakr Ibn Abit-Tayyib was about to meet the Christian’s King in Constantinople, the Christians feared that he would not make Sujood (for the King), therefore, they made him walk through a little door (so that he bows down). He understood what they wanted, thereupon he walked in to the King with his back before.”

["Al-Minhaaj", 2/56].

“I dreamed about my father ..."

Abu Sulaymaan said:

“I dreamed about my father and in the dream I said to him “Father, what has Allah done to you?” He answered: “He has forgiven me.” I then said: “Because of what?” He then answered: “Because I allways used to write “Salla Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam” for the prophet in every Hadeeth”.

["Sharaf Ashhaab-il-Hadeeth", 60].

"When dealing with the daughters of ..."

Shaykh Al-Uthaymeen (1421 AH) said:

“...It is obligatory to treat your wife just as you want your daughter to be treated. Would you like your daughter to be treated savagely? Of course not. So if that’s the case, keep that mindset when dealing with the daughters of other people. It is important that everyone understands this".

["Al-Uthaymeen", 12/381].

"Knowledge is more precious than wealth"

Alee Ibn Abee Taalib said:

"Verily, knowledge is more precious than wealth. Knowledge  preserves you, while you preserve wealth. Knowledge judges while wealth is judged upon. The possessors of wealth have died, while the possessors of knowledge live on. Their (the scholars) bodies have passed away, but they are still present in the hearts of the people.”

["Adab Al-Dunya Wa Al-Deen", 48].

"... do not greet them back"

Abdul-Qaadir Al-Jeelaani said:

"If someone only greets you with the word "Salaam" then do not greet them back, rather let them know it's not an Islamic greeting (i.e. they should instead say As-Salamu 'Alaykum)".

["Aadaab Ash-Sharee'ah", 1/436].

"If you talk gently with your mother ..."

Ibn 'Umar said:

"If you talk gently with your mother and give her to eat, you will enter Jannah on the condition that you avoid great sins."

["Al-Adab Al-Mufrad", 8].

"For a year after my father died ..."

Amir bin Abdullah bin Az-Zubair:

“For a year after my father passed away , all I did was invoke Allaah Azawajjal to forgive him.”

["Birr-ul-Walidain", 78].

"Allah placed all the evil in one house ..."

Fudhayl Ibn Iyaadh said:

"Allah placed all the evil in one house and made coveting this life as its key, and place all the goodness in a house and made zuhd (asceticism) in this life as its key."

["Al-Ihyaa", 4/257].

"I came to Kufah and found ..."

Anas Ibn Sireen said:

"I came to Kufah and found in it 4,000 persons pursuing Hadith and 400 persons who had obtained fiqh."

["Al-Muhaddith Al-Fasil", 560].

"I know that the response will come"

Umar Ibn Khattab said:

"I am not worried about whether my du'a will be responded to, but rather I am worrried about whether I will be able to make du'a or not. So if I have been guided by Allah to make du'a, then (I know) that the response will come with it"

["Al-Awayishah", 117].

"Nobody moves without His permission"

Ibn Al-Qayyim wrote:

Nobody moves without His Permission;
Nobody acts without His Will.

["Al-Fawaaid", 92].

"The explanation of the Hadith ..."

Sufyan al-Thawri said:

"The explanation of the Hadith is better than its audition."

["Jami Bayan al-Ilm", 2/175].

"Speech about people must be with ... "

Ibn Taymiyyah said:

"Speech about people must be with knowledge and justice, not with ignorance and injustice, which is a sign of ahl-ul-Bid'ah (the people of innovations)."

["Al-Minhaaj", 4/337].

"Were your hearts purified ..."

Uthman Ibn Affaan , said:

قال عثمان بن عفان : لو طهرت قلوبكم ما شبعتم من كلام ربكم

ENGLISH:

“Were your hearts purified, you would never be satiated by the words of your Lord.”

NEDERLANDS:

"Als jullie harten rein waren , dan zouden jullie nooit genoeg krijgen van de Woorden van jullie Heer".

["Hilyat Al-Awliya", 7/300].

"The revival of knowledge is ... "

‘Alqamah has said:

حدثنا أبو محمد بن حيان ، قال : ثنا محمد بن علي الخزاعي ، قال : ثنا القعنبي ، قال : ثنا عابس ، قال : قال علقمة : إحياء العلم المذاكرة

ENGLISH:

"The revival of knowledge is reviewing."

NEDERLANDS:

"De herleving van kennis ligt in het revisie ervan".

["Hilyah Al-Awliya", 101].

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"Know that your soul is your enemy ..."

Ibn Qudaamah Al-Maqdisi wrote:

واعلم أن أعدى عدو لك نفسك التي بين جنبيك، وقد خلقت أمارة بالسوء، ميالة إلى الشر، وقد أُمرت بتقويمها وتزكيتها وأن تقودها بسلاسل القهر إلى عبادة ربها

ENGLISH:

"So, know that your own soul is one of your ruthless enemies. It urges man to do wrong and it's inclined towards evil. You are commanded to reprove and purify it, by leading it with chains of submission to the Almighty's obedience ..."

NEDERLANDS:

"Weet dus, dat uw ziel tot een van uw meedogenloze vijanden behoort. Het spoort u aan tot slechtheid en het is geneigd tot het kwade. U bent bevolen om het terecht te wijzen en te reinigen, door het in ketens van onderwerping naar de gehoorzaamheid van de Almachtige te slepen".

["Mukhtasar Minhaj al-Qasidin", 4\147].

"And our scholars would never take ..."

Ibn Al-Arabi said:

و كان علماؤنا لا يأخذون العلم إلا ممن زكي و أخذ الإجازة من أشياخه

ENGLISH:

"And our scholars would never take knowledge, except from someone who was endorsed with an Ijazah from scholars".

NEDERLANDS:

"En onze geleerden namen nooit kennis, behalve van iemand die onderschreven was met een Ijazah van de geleerden".

["Al-Junuub", 4].

"Whoever commits a sin laughing ... "

Abu Hayan Al-Tawhidi writes:

قال بعض الصالحين: من أذنب وهو يضحك دخل النار وهو يبكي، ومن أذنب وهو يبكي دخل الجنة وهو يضحك

ENGLISH:

Some pious people have said: "Whoever commits a sin laughing will enter the Fire crying and whoever commits a sin while crying will enter the Paradise laughing."

NEDERLANDS:

De vromen zeiden: "Degene die lachend een zonde begaat zal huilend het Vuur binnentreden en degene die huilend een zonde beging zal lachend het Paradijs binnentreden".

["Al-Basair wal-Dakhair", 1/225].

“When Allah wants good for a slave ..."

Ibn Sireen said:

إذا أراد الله بعبد خيرا جعل له واعظا من قلبه يأمره وينهاه

ENGLISH:

“When Allaah wants good for a slave : He makes his heart an admonisher for him, it commands him (to good) and prohibits him (from doing bad).”

NEDERLANDS:

"Wanneer Allah het goede wenst voor een dienaar, dan maakt Hij zijn hart tot een vermaner. Het beveelt hem (tot het goede) en verbiedt hem (van het slechte)".

["Az-Zuhd" of Imam Ahmad : 1787].

"... It will never satisfy his cravings”

Abu Dardaa used to say:

من يتبع نفسه كل ما يرى في الناس يطل حزنه ولا يشف غيظه

ENGLISH:

"The one who’s soul follows (desires) all that which he sees possessed by the people: he just increases his sadness, and will never satisfy his cravings.”

NEDERLANDS:

"Degene, wiens ziel alles (verlangt) hetgeen hij bij de mensen ziet; het vermeerdert hem slechts in verdriet en het zal zijn verlangens niet vervullen".

["Az-Zuhd" of Imam Ahmad, 779].

" ... Better than speaking without knowledge”

Al-Qaasim said:

لأن يعيش الرجل جاهلا بعد أن يعلم حق الله خير له من أن يقول ما لا يعلم

ENGLISH:

“That a man live in ignorance after knowing the right of Allah is better for him than speaking without knowledge.”

NEDERLANDS:

"Dat een man (of een vrouw) in onwetendheid leeft nadat hij de rechten van Allah heeft gekend, is beter voor hem dan dat hij zonder kennis spreekt".

["Sunan Ad-Daarimee", 112].

"And his wife, the carrier of wood"

Allaah, azawajjal, says in the Qur'an:

"Abu Lahab shall soon burn in fire that flames, And his wife, the carrier of wood (fuel)." [Surah Al-Masad : 3-4].

At-Tabari narrated :

حدثني محمد بن عمرو ، قال : ثنا أبو عاصم ، قال : ثنا عيسى; وحدثني الحارث ، قال : ثنا الحسن ، قال : ثنا ورقاء ، جميعا عن ابن أبي نجيح ، عن مجاهد حمالة الحطب  قال : النميمة

ENGLISH:

Mujaahid said regarding the words: "And his wife, the carrier of wood (fuel)", it means : "The carrier of gossip."

NEDERLANDS:

Mujaahid zei over : "En ook zijn vrouw, de draagster van het (brand) hout", het betekent : "De draagster van roddels".

["Tafsir At-Tabari", 24/679].

"There is no single event that may take place ..."

Ash-Shaafi'ee (may Allah have mercy on him) writes:

فليست تنزل بأحد من أهل دين الله نازلة إلا وفي كتاب الله الدليلُ على سبيل الهدى فيها

ENGLISH:

"There is no single event that may take place to the people of the religion of Allaah but there is a guide in the Book of Allaah on how to handle it ..."

["Al-Risalah", 20].

"It has never occurred and it will never occur"

Ibn Taymiyah wrote:

قد قيل للشيخ عبد القادر الجيلي قدس الله روحه هل كان لله ولي على غير اعتقاد أحمد بن حنبل فقال لا كان ولا يكون

ENGLISH:

The scholar, Abdul Qadir Al-Jili was asked: "Is it possible for a persoon to be a Wali-ullaah (friend of Allah) and at the same time having on a different 'Aqeedah than Ahmad Ibn Hanbal?" He said: "It has never occurred and it will never occur".

NEDERLANDS:

Abdul Qadir Al-Jili werd gevraagd: "Is het mogelijk dat iemand een Wali-ullah (vriend van Allah) is en tegelijkertijd een andere 'Aqeedah dan die van Imam Ahmad aanhoudt?" Hij zei: "Dat is nooit gebeurt en zal nooit gebeuren".

["Dar'u Ta'arud", 5/5].

"Celibacy has nothing to do with Islam"

Ibn Qudamah writes :

    ليست العزوبة من أمر الإسلام في شيء، ومن دعاك إلى غير الزواج دعاك إلى غير الإسلام

ENGLISH:

Imam Ahmad said: "Celibacy has nothing to do with Islam and the one who urges you not to get married would be inducing you to something other than Islam".

NEDERLANDS:

Imam Ahmad zei: "Celibaat heeft niets met Islam te maken! Degene die u oproept om niet te trouwen, heeft u tot iets anders dan Islam opgeroepen".

["Al-Mughnee", 7/334].