A word and a reminder regarding what some people do in terms of authorship and writing, out of arrogance, boasting, and competition.
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Abu Malik: Our Shaykh, by the way—may Allah reward you with good—would you also remind us or speak about something of what those people do, out of arrogance, boasting, and competition?
The Shaykh : They do it out of boasting and pride!
Abu Malik:Sunan Abi Dawud 3664Sahih (Al-Albani).
The Shaykh : It is sought thereby other than the Face of Allah—Mighty and Majestic!
Abu Malik: No, it is sought thereby the Face of Allah; he learns it.
The Shaykh : It does not come to mind to me now, but this hadith is well known, and it is valid in the aggregate of its chains, and it is perhaps sufficient, if Allah wills.
Abu Malik: Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh : They do it out of boasting and pride!
Abu Malik:
If anyone acquires knowledge that should be sought seeking the Face of Allah
مَن تعلَّم العلم مما يُبتغى به وجه الله - عز وجل - لا يتعلَّمهThe Shaykh : It is sought thereby other than the Face of Allah—Mighty and Majestic!
Abu Malik: No, it is sought thereby the Face of Allah; he learns it
to obtain a worldly gain, or to boast with it before the scholars, or to turn the faces of people toward him
لِيُصيب عرضًا من الدنيا ، أو يباهي به العلماء ، أو يصرف وجوه الناس إليهThe Shaykh : It does not come to mind to me now, but this hadith is well known, and it is valid in the aggregate of its chains, and it is perhaps sufficient, if Allah wills.
Abu Malik: Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes.
Source
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