بم أدركت العلم ؟ قال : أدركت العلم بلسان سؤول ،وقلب عقول ، وبدن غير ملول

Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنهما was asked:

How did you gain your knowledge?

He said: I gained it with an inquisitive tongue (i.e. a tongue that asks questions) , an understanding heart, and a body that doesn’t get tired.

Reported by al-Imam Ahmad in his book the virtues of the Sahaabahs (970/2).

My dear brothers and sisters, From that which we have been ordered to do in this noble religion is give everyone their rights which ranges from the rights of the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم to the rights of animals. Amongst the most important of theae rights is the rights of our scholars upon us. […]

via Know thy station — Musa Millington

Ash Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Ali Ibn Hizaam said:

Imam Ash Shafiee in Ar Risaalah encouraged learning the Arabic language and mentioned some chapters in regards to that due to the importance of that as has preceded.

Due to that a person shouldn’t turn away from learning Nahwu (Arabic grammar) and he shouldn’t despair. The beginning of it becomes hard upon some people, then he becomes impatient with this field, and its not befitting that he become impatient rather upon him is that he has patience, and reads it time after time until Allah opens it upon him, perhaps it may become hard upon him in the beginning only, if he continues it will be made easy upon him by the permission of Allah, he shouldn’t make it much upon himself by studying more then a book, whilst the information repeats in every book.

Al Fawaaid Wat Tawdeehat Al Manthumati Tasheel Al Turuqaat
Page 95

Translated by Majid Jawed

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Website/ blogs:

http://torontodawah.com/

http://darussaafi.com/

http://ummhasna.blogspot.ca/

http://ahsanqawl.com/

http://alifta.net/default.aspx?languagename=en

https://musamills.wordpress.com/

YouTube:

The Sunni Way Ahlus-Sunnahwaljamaah

Darussaafi As Salafiyyah

DawahKitabWaSunnah

السلف الصالح Alsalaf Alsaleh (Arabic)

Question: If a student of knowledge finishes memorizing the Quran, does he start with Saheehayn or does he start with the Matoon?

Shaikh: What Matoon?

Questioner: Like Usool ath-Thalatha and Umdat ul-Ahkam and other than it

Shaikh: “I see that he focuses on the books of Sunnah from the books written on this [subject]. As for the Saheehayn, then Yes, no doubt that they are important. However, as you know there are Ahaadith in Saheehayn that people do not need much, like [Ahaadith on] transactions and agriculture and other than it. So let him memorize after that, for example, Bulugh al-Maram or Umdatul Ahkam. Then after this, let him come to Tawheed and Aqeedah and the Matoon of Fiqh”.

[Taken from: http://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-7687/page-5873#page-6032%5D

Translated by

Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan
Abu Sulaymaan

Question: How is it possible to combine between memorizing the Book of Allah, seeking knowledge, and da’wah?

Answer: “Each of these is from the other. They do not contradict. However, as long as a person is young, then memorization is more deserving. This is because the young one is quick in memorizing and [his] forgetfulness is little. He does not have large responsibilities. Then, every time a person grows [in age] he expands in the issues of knowledge and in da’wah to Allah, the Exalted”.

[Liqaa al-Baab al-Maftooh no. 210]

Translated by

Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan
Abu Sulaymaan