From another forum.
In the biographical sketch of Muhammad al-Arghiani, one finds a touching display of love and awe for the words of Allah's Messenger:
"He is the memorizer, the genius, the traveler, the ascetic, the example, Muhammad bin al-Musayyab bin Ishaq al-Arghiani.
He was born in the year 223, and he died in the year 315. May Allah have Mercy upon him.
Abu 'Abdullah al-Hakim said: "He was one who exerted himself in worship, and he was one who traveled widely to learn
Hadith. He was a very truthful and devout person. I heard many of our scholars recalling that he said: "I do not know of a single pulpit from the pulpits of Islam that is left that I have not entered to learn
Hadith."
And Abu 'Ali an-Naysaburi said: "Muhammad bin al-Musayyab al-Arghiani would walk around in Egypt with 100,000
ahadith in his pocket." So, it was asked of Abu 'Ali: "How was this possible?" He replied: "Each packet of
ahadith was small and written in very small handwriting, and each packet contained a thousand of them, and he would carry a hundred of these packets with him. This became a famous trait of his.
And when he would read a
hadith and would get to the part where he would say 'The Messenger of Allah - صلى الله عليه و سلم - said,' he would begin to weep to the point that we would have to calm him down! He even became blind because of how much he would weep!
May Allah be Pleased with him.""
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'Tadhkirat al-Huffadh'; 2/789]
__________________ هَلْ جَزَاء الْإِحْسَانِ إِلَّا الْإِحْسَانُ؟
Is there any reward for good other than good?
[ar-Rahman: 60] O Allah, Lord of Jibril, Mika'il and Israfil, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, You will judge between Your servants concerning that wherein they differ. Guide me with regard to that wherein there is dispute concerning the truth by Your leave, for You guide whomsoever You will to the straight path.
Oh Allah, I seek refuge in You lest I misguide others, or I am misguided by others, lest I cause others to err or I am caused to err, lest I abuse others or be abused, and lest I behave foolishly or meet with the foolishness of others.