About him, I was told he would take account of himself [to the level of every] breath; he would not let time pass without [utilising it for] benefit. He would be [busy] either writing, teaching, or reading. I was told he would even be moving his lips when sharpening his pen[cil].
Category: Knowledge
Let us remain brothers in Islaam
I have not seen [anyone] more sensible than ash-Shaafi’ee.
Doing more good than harm
We pursued this affair [of seeking knowledge] and [when] we looked [around us], we did not find anyone doing an action without knowledge, except that [as a result] he would do more good than harm.
Defence of the Sunnah
Defence of the Sunnah is better than jihaad in the Path of Allaah.
Scholars are of three types
Abu Moosaa al-Khowlaanee said ‘Scholars are [of] three [types]…’
The errors of others
Many students of today busy themselves with the errors of others instead of their own.
Seize the opportunity to study
Seize opportunity to study at [Madeenah] University, and don’t give anything precedence over it, even if it is jihaad.
Signs of happiness and success
From the signs of happiness and success is the more a worshipper is increased in [beneficial] knowledge, the more he is increased in humility and compassion [towards others].
He would discard it entirely
If [Imaam] Maalik had doubt in a hadeeth, he would discard it entirely.
Did not make a single mistake
Ishaaq ibn Raahawayh dictated 11,000 hadeeth to us from memory. He then read them (what he had dictated) to us and did not make a single mistake (in what he had dictated).