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He was good to the students

Knowledge, Manners, Words of Wisdom 11 January 2017 Abu 'Abdullaah

It was said that Ibn Abee Zayd [al-Qayrawaanee] wrote his famous book when he was [just] 17 years [of age].

ath-Thowree has arrived

Knowledge, Manners, Words of Wisdom 9 January 2017 Abu 'Abdullaah

I heard them [speaking] at Marwu saying: ‘ath-Thowree has arrived.’ So I went out to see him, and was beholden [to find] he was a youth, and his beard had just started to grow.

I do not know

Knowledge, Religion, Sincerity, Words of Wisdom 7 January 2017 Abu 'Abdullaah

Suhnoon was asked whether it is possible for a scholar to say ‘I do not know’ in response to a matter he knows about?

I do not know

Knowledge, Religion, Sincerity, Words of Wisdom 5 January 2017 Abu 'Abdullaah

[To say] ‘I do not know’ is half of [all] knowledge.

I do not know

Knowledge, Religion, Sincerity, Words of Wisdom 3 January 2017 Abu 'Abdullaah

It is befitting for the scholar to bequeath his companions the term ‘I do not know’, so it becomes a principle to which they seek refuge [from the danger of speaking without knowledge].