There is no comparison between one who has knowledge and one who does not, just as there is no comparison between the living and the dead, and one who hears and one who is deaf, and one who can see and one who is blind.
Category: Knowledge
He who has knowledge does not become tired in protecting it
It is protected in the heart and soul, and in time itself it is a protector for you, because it protects you from danger, with Allaah’s permission.
One who is shy will never gain knowledge
«One who is shy will never gain knowledge, nor one who is proud»
Not befitting for a scholar to remain silent
It is not befitting for a scholar to remain silent upon his knowledge, and nor is it befitting for one who is ignorant to remain silent upon his ignorance.
Whoever does not love knowledge
Whoever does not love knowledge, then there is no good in him; So there should not be any acquaintance between you and him, and nor any friendship.
The one who is most prepared to give fatwa
«The one who is most prepared to give fatwa, is the one who is most prepared for the Fire»
Seeking knowledge when one is young
Seeking knowledge when one is young, is like etching on a stone.
Overcome with enthusiasm
We find some of them are overcome by enthusiasm and as a result cause offence, such that the people have an aversion to their invitation (da’wah).
Knowledge is better than wealth
Knowledge is better than wealth; Knowledge protects you and you [have to] protect wealth.
Studying something inferior
Anyone who spends his time studying something inferior, abandoning higher studies of which he is capable, is like someone who sows corn in a field capable of growing wheat…