Ahmad ibn Mahdee was someone who [despite having] experienced [financial] loss and [an increase in] wealth, he spent 300,000 dirhams on the people of knowledge.
Tag: scholar
Writing books
Whoever authors [books], then he has placed his mind on a plate for display to the people.
Grateful to Allaah
‘Abdullaah ibn al-Mubaarak was gratefully rich, [and] his wealth amounted to about 400,000 [deenars].
The Fuqahaa of Madeenah
The fuqahaa of Madeenah [were]: Sa’eed ibn al-Musayyib, ‘Abdul-Malik [ibn Marwaan], ‘Urwah [ibn Udhaynah], and Qubaysah ibn Dhu’ayb.
The path to Paradise
I have not seen a man more knowledgeable of the path to Paradise than al-Hasan [al-Basree].
Matters of halaal and haraam
I have not seen a man more knowledgeable about [matters of] halaal and haraam than Sufyaan ath-Thowree.
He was good to the students
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
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
Suhnoon was asked whether it is possible for a scholar to say ‘I do not know’ in response to a matter he knows about?
Delivering short sermons of advice and reminders
We are students of knowledge, and we go to some of the masaajid and deliver short sermons of advice about death and other matters.