Zubayd used to divide the night into three parts: i) a part for himself;
ii) a part for his son;
iii) and a part for his other son 'Abdur-Rahmaan.
Tag: wisdom
Humility and the dislike for being in the limelight
During a journey to Makkah, a discussion arose between Shaykh al-Albaanee and a follower of al-Maalikee over celebrating the Prophet's ﷺ birthday.
The final abode
Offered a new house by King Khaalid, Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen asked instead for help for the masjid and its charitable trust.
Knowledge
Knowledge is that which benefits, not that which is memorised.
In order to compete with the scholars
Do not acquire knowledge in order to compete with the scholars, nor to argue with the ignorant, nor to gain mastery over the gatherings. Since whoever does that, then: The Fire! The Fire!
Not enough for my needs
A man unsatisfied with the charity he was given was gently reminded by Shaykh Ibn Baaz that barakah matters more than the amount.
Nothing more harmful to the branches of knowledge
There is nothing more harmful to the branches of knowledge and its people than those who enter themselves into it and they are not from its people.
A dedicated fanatic
I do not say this as a dedicated fanatic since he (al-Haafidth Abi 'Ali an-Neesaabooree رحمه الله) was my teacher, but I simply never saw anything comparable to him.
The patient Shaykh
For years Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen patiently taught circles of just one or two students — long before they grew into the hundreds.
Expiation of sins is by good actions
So the expiation [of sins] is by good actions.