Is there a difference between saying, "I am sincere so that I may learn," and saying, "I seek knowledge with sincerity"?
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The student: ... I am sincere to seek knowledge
The Shaykh : What?
The student: ... I am sincere so that I may learn
The Shaykh : Am I sincere so that I may learn, or do I learn with sincerity?
The student: I do not learn ...
The Shaykh : What?
The student: Be sincere to seek knowledge
The Shaykh : Be sincere
The student: Be sincere for Allah, and the knowledge will come to you
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: Be sincere
The Shaykh : There is no doubt that sincerity for Allah means assistance and a cause for acquiring knowledge, and a blessing in the knowledge. Sincerity is a cause for obtaining what is missing and a blessing in what is present. Yes, it is sound.
The student: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan[Az-Zumar 39:36-38] .
The Shaykh : But.
The Shaykh : What?
The student: ... I am sincere so that I may learn
The Shaykh : Am I sincere so that I may learn, or do I learn with sincerity?
The student: I do not learn ...
The Shaykh : What?
The student: Be sincere to seek knowledge
The Shaykh : Be sincere
The student: Be sincere for Allah, and the knowledge will come to you
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: Be sincere
The Shaykh : There is no doubt that sincerity for Allah means assistance and a cause for acquiring knowledge, and a blessing in the knowledge. Sincerity is a cause for obtaining what is missing and a blessing in what is present. Yes, it is sound.
The student: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan
(36) Is not Allah sufficient for His Servant [Prophet Muhammad]? And [yet], they threaten you with those [they worship] other than Him. And whoever Allah leaves astray - for him there is no guide. (37) And whoever Allah guides - for him there is no misleader. Is not Allah Exalted in Might and Owner of Retribution? (38) And if you asked them, "Who created the heavens and the earth?" they would surely say, "Allah." Say, "Then have you considered what you invoke besides Allah? If Allah intended me harm, are they removers of His harm; or if He intended me mercy, are they withholders of His mercy?" Say, "Sufficient for me is Allah; upon Him [alone] rely the [wise] reliers."
أَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ بِكَافٍ عَبْدَهُ وَيُخَوِّفُونَكَ بِالَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِ وَمَن يُضْلِل اللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُ مِنْ هَادٍ *وَمَن يَهْدِ اللَّهُ فَمَالَهُ مِن مُّضِلٍّ أَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ بِعَزِيزٍ ذِي انتِقَامٍ *وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْض لَيَقُولُنّ اللَّهُ قُلْ أ فَرَأَيْتُم مَّا تَدْعُونَ مِن دونِ اللَّهِ إِنْ أَرَادَنِي اللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ هَلْ هُنّ كَاشِفَاتُ ضُرِّهِ أَوْ أَرَادَنِي بِرَحْمَةٍ هَلْ هُنَّ مُمْسِكَاتُ رَحْمَتِهِ قُلْ حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ يَتَوَكَّلُ الْمُتَوَكِّلُونَThe Shaykh : But.