Advice for the beginner student of knowledge after the Book of Allah and the virtue of spreading knowledge
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Question:
Perhaps we will conclude, dear brothers, with a question and an interjection. As for the question, it has been repeated often, O Shaykh, in these regions. Many questions, I mean, from beginner students of knowledge, and they say: What do you advise us to do after the Book of Allah the Exalted, to first master it thoroughly and then proceed from it?
Answer:
After the Book of Allah the Exalted, the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). And along with the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah, looking at the biography of the righteous Salaf who followed the path of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) from the blessed centuries. And whoever follows their example, he must give this matter complete attention so that the call to Allah continues, so that good remains on earth, and so that they have a great reward and recompense from Allah. Do not deprive yourself,Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1182.
And this is the known good, but as for knowledge, it is more severe than that. Knowledge is a trust. Allah has entrusted it to you as a trust, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says[An-Nisa 4:58] So it is a trust that Allah has entrusted to you, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says [Al-Ahzab 33:72].
So the mountains, the heavens, and the earth were offered the trust. It was an offer of choice, not an offer of compulsion, so they chose safety. But as for man, he preferred the gain and took on the trust. And there is no doubt that this is a risk, but it is a risk behind which are many gains if the intended purpose is achieved and the expected fruit is obtained. Then it is a noble adventure. But few are the people who are of this caliber, except those whom Allah has shown mercy to. But the few, even if they are few, if they are upon knowledge, sincerity, righteous action, and a call by which Allah benefits, one caller by whom Allah benefits many nations, and he is one caller, and he does not spend dirhams or spend anything, he only spends knowledge, beneficial knowledge, so much good is obtained by his hand and because of him. So this is what is obligatory upon us all.
That we spread this knowledge, that we spread this knowledge,Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1376Sahih (Darussalam), so beneficial knowledge is the most lasting of these three. The child dies, the ongoing charity is cut off, but the righteous child, but beneficial knowledge remains even if its owner dies. It remains in the community and its reward flows to its owner while he is dead. We ask Allah to guide us and you to good speech and action.
Perhaps we will conclude, dear brothers, with a question and an interjection. As for the question, it has been repeated often, O Shaykh, in these regions. Many questions, I mean, from beginner students of knowledge, and they say: What do you advise us to do after the Book of Allah the Exalted, to first master it thoroughly and then proceed from it?
Answer:
After the Book of Allah the Exalted, the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). And along with the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah, looking at the biography of the righteous Salaf who followed the path of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) from the blessed centuries. And whoever follows their example, he must give this matter complete attention so that the call to Allah continues, so that good remains on earth, and so that they have a great reward and recompense from Allah. Do not deprive yourself,
Do not scorn anything correct
ولا تحقرن من المعروف شيئاAnd this is the known good, but as for knowledge, it is more severe than that. Knowledge is a trust. Allah has entrusted it to you as a trust, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says
Indeed, Allah commands you to render trusts to whom they are due
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تُؤَدُّوا الْأَمَانَاتِ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهَاIndeed, we offered the Trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, and they declined to bear it and feared it; but man [undertook to] bear it. Indeed, he was unjust and ignorant.
إِنَّا عَرَضْنَا الْأَمَانَةَ عَلَى السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَالْجِبَالِ فَأَبَيْنَ أَن يَحْمِلْنَهَا وَأَشْفَقْنَ مِنْهَا وَحَمَلَهَا الْإِنسَانُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ ظَلُومًا جَهُولًاSo the mountains, the heavens, and the earth were offered the trust. It was an offer of choice, not an offer of compulsion, so they chose safety. But as for man, he preferred the gain and took on the trust. And there is no doubt that this is a risk, but it is a risk behind which are many gains if the intended purpose is achieved and the expected fruit is obtained. Then it is a noble adventure. But few are the people who are of this caliber, except those whom Allah has shown mercy to. But the few, even if they are few, if they are upon knowledge, sincerity, righteous action, and a call by which Allah benefits, one caller by whom Allah benefits many nations, and he is one caller, and he does not spend dirhams or spend anything, he only spends knowledge, beneficial knowledge, so much good is obtained by his hand and because of him. So this is what is obligatory upon us all.
That we spread this knowledge, that we spread this knowledge,
When a person dies, his deeds are cut off except for three: Continuing charity, knowledge that others benefited from, and a righteous son who supplicates for him.
إذا مات الإنسان انقطع عمله إلا من ثلاث صدقة جارية، وعلم ينتفع به، وولد صالح يدعو له
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