The Etiquettes of Seeking Knowledge

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The Etiquettes of Seeking Knowledge

• Taught by Hacene Chebbani

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The Importance of Seeking Beneficial Knowledge

• Seeking knowledge is one from the most virtuous
  acts of worship.
• Whoever Allah wants good for him, He gives him
  understanding of the religion Reported by
  Al-Bukhari and Muslim

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A Path to Paradise

• What is Shaytans source of stress and worries?
• Searching for knowledge is a path to Jannah.
  Whoever takes a road seeking knowledge, Allah
  would ease a way for him to Jannah Related by
  Muslim.

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Knowledge is a source of honor and dignity.

• Allah will exalt those who believe among you,
  and those who have been granted knowledge to high
  ranks
• Only two persons are worthy of being envied a
  person upon whom Allah bestows riches and gives
  him the power to spend it in a righteous cause
  and a person upon whom Allah bestows wisdom by
  which he judges and which he teaches. Reported
  by Al-Bukhari and Muslim

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A Request for an Increase

• And say My Lord increase me in knowledge
  Taha-114
• Impossible to be acquainted with all matters of
  knowledge.
• With knowledge, wisdom and fear of Allah
  increase.
• With knowledge comes firm belief and certainty.

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Ants and fish Like You

• ... Even the ants in their holes and the fish in
  the water, call down blessings on those who
  instruct people with beneficial knowledge
  Related by Tirmithi.
• Everything will love you and make dua for you if
  you use the knowledge and you teach it to others.

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Do not be the third one

• One of the salaf said Be a scholar or a
  student of knowledge, but do not be the third
  one, so you will be destroyed
• Ignorance is your biggest enemy.
• It is only religious knowledge which would save
  you on the Day of Judgement.

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The Heirs of the Prophets

• The scholars are heirs of the Prophets. The
  Prophets do not leave behind an inheritance of
  gold or silver they leave behind the inheritance
  of knowledge. Whoever acquired knowledge, he has
  acquired a great portion
• It is such a great honor to inherit prophets and
  messengers.

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Sincerity in Searching for Knowlege

• One has a good intention when seeking knowledge
  if he intends through his studies
• To please Allah
• To act in accordance to what he learns
• To revive the Shareeah
• To illuminate his/her heart
• To earn Allahs reward

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Thoughts and Intentions to be Repressed

• One should not intend
• To fulfill any worldly goal such as achieving
  leadership or gaining status and wealth.
• To compete with colleagues and classmates.
• To earn peoples respect and admiration.
• To have a desire to take the front seat in
  gatherings and Ilm Halaqas.

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What does the Quran Say?

• So whoever would hope for the meeting with his
  Lord- let him do righteous work and not associate
  in the worship of his Lord anyone 18/110.
• Say Verily, I am commanded to serve Allah with
  sincere devotion and I am commanded to be the
  first of the Muslims. Az-Zumar 11-12

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Warnings from the Sunnah

• Whoever seeks knowledge to compete with the
  scholars or debate with the ignorant ones or so
  that the peoples faces can turn towards him,
  then Allah will enter him into the Hellfire.
  Reported by Tirmithee
• Whoever learns some knowledge, by which Allahs
  Face is sought, but he does not learn it except
  to achieve some worldly goals by it, he will not
  smell the fragrance of Paradise on the Day of
  Judgement. Reported by Abu Dawud with a hasan
  chain of narration.