O Seekers of Knowledge!

Faizah · **O Seekers of Knowledge! -** 05-02-2007

Indeed all praise is for Allaah, We praise Him, seek His aid and seek His forgiveness. We seek refuge in from the evils of our own souls and from our evil actions. He whom Allaah guides, then none can misguide him; and he whom Allaah misguides, then none can guide him. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except Allaah alone, having no partner; and I bear witness that Muhammad (sallAllaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) is His servant and Messenger.

“O you who believe! Have taqwaa (fear) of Allaah as you should have of Him and do not die except as Muslims.” [1]

“O mankind! Have (fear) of your Lord, who created you from a single person and from him, He created his wife and from them both He created many men and women; and have taqwaa of Allaah through whom you demand your mutual rights and do not cut relations of the wombs. Indeed, Allaah is ever an All*-Watcher over you.” [2]

“O you who believe! Have taqwaa of Allaah and always speak the truth. He will direct you to do righteous and correct actions and forgive you your sins. Whosoever obeys Allaah and His Messenger has indeed attained a great achievement.” [3]

To proceed:

The taabi’ee, Talq Ibn Habeeb - rahimahullaah – said, “Taqwaa is acting in obedience to Allaah hoping in His mercy, upon a light from Him; and taqwaa is leaving acts of disobedience to Allaah out of fear of Him, upon a light from Him.”

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SEEKERS OF KNOWLEDGE:

Imaam al*-Aajurree (d.360H) [5] - rahimahullaah – said, “The seeker of knowledge should know that - the Mighty and Majestic - has made the worship of obligatory upon Him; and that this worship is not possible except with knowledge, the seeking has also been made obligatory upon him. He should also realise that ignorance is not befitting for a Believer. He should seek knowledge in order to dispel ignorance from himself, and to worship - the Mighty and Majestic - as Allaah has commanded; not as he desires to worship Him. So the seeker of knowledge should strive hard in this quest, be sincere in this striving and should not become amazed with himself. Rather, he should that this is a favour from Allaah upon him, since it was Allaah who gave him the ability to acquire such knowledge, by which he is able to fulfil his obligations and keep away from that which is forbidden.” [6]

KNOWLEDGE WITH ACTION:

Said al*-Khateeb al-Baghdaadee [7] – rahimahullaah, “I advise you - O seeker of knowledge - to make the intention pure and sincere and strive to make the soul act upon what this knowledge demands. Since knowledge is a tree and actions are its fruits and the one who does not act upon his knowledge is not counted as being a Scholar. It has been said, ‘Knowledge is the father and actions are the offspring.’ Indeed, knowledge comes with actions; and riwaayah (narrating) comes with a diraayah (investigating).

So do not feel satisfied with action as long as you are lacking in knowledge; and do not feel satisfied with knowledge when you falling short in action. Rather, combine them both - even if your share of the two is small. There is nothing worse than a Scholar whose knowledge the people abandon, due to the corruption of his ways, nor an ignorant person whose ignorance the people accept, because they look at his worship. So a little knowledge, along with a little action, will more likely save you in the end - when grants His Mercy bounteously and completely. However, as regards laziness, love of ease and leisure, preferring lowliness and repose, leaning towards relaxation - then the results of these traits are blameworthy and hateful. And knowledge leads to action, just as action leads to being saved. So if the action is lesser than the knowledge, then knowledge is a burden upon the Scholar and we seek Allaah’s protection from knowledge which becomes a burden and produces lowliness, becoming a yoke on the neck of its owner.

Sahl ibn Muzaahim said, “The matter is tighter upon the Scholar than clenching the fist tightly, even though the ignorant one is not excused due to his ignorance. However, the Scholar receives a greater punishment if he abandons what he knows and does not act upon it.”

So did the Salaf (the Pious Predecessors) of the past reach the high levels which they reached, except through sincerity of ’aqeedah (beliefs), righteous and correct actions and over*powering zuhd (abstinence) in all the attracting things of this world. And did the wise ones reach the great satisfaction, except by avoiding hastening to worldly things and being pleased with what was easy, and giving what was surplus from their needs to the poor and those who asked.

Is not the one who gathers books of knowledge just like the one who gathers gold and silver? Is not the one who has an insatiable greed for them just like the one who is greedy about gold and silver? Is not the one who is a prisoner of the love of the former like the one who hoards the latter? So just as wealth does not benefit except by spending it, then likewise, knowledge does not benefit except by acting upon it and carrying out its obligations. So let a person examine himself and take advantage of his time, because the stopping is little, the riding beast near, the road is fearful; and going astray upon it is what is usual, the danger is great, the one who discerns has insight, - the Most High - is watching over and to Him is the return.

“And whoever does an atoms weight of good shall see it, and whoever does an atoms weight of evil shall see it.” [8].” [9]

WORDS OF WISDOM:

Ibn Mas’ood - radiyallaahu ’anhu – said,“Learn, learn! So when you learn, then act.” [10]

Said az-*Zuhree (d.124H) – rahimahullaah, “The people will not trust the actions of a person who acts without knowledge. And they will not be pleased with the saying of a Scholar who does not.” [11]

Sahl Ibn ’Abdullaah (d.283) - rahimahullaah – said, “All of mankind are drunk, except the Scholars. And all the Scholars are confused, except whoever acts according to his knowledge.” [12]

He - rahimahullaah - also said, “Knowledge is one of the delights and pleasures of the world. So when it is acted upon, it becomes for the Hereafter.” [13]

Aboo ’Abdullaah ar*Roodhabaaree said, “Knowledge rests upon actions and actions rest upon sincerity, and sincerity for Allaah inherits understanding about Allaah - the Mighty and Majestic.” [14]

Habeeb Ibn ’Ubayd - rahimahullaah – said, “Learn knowledge and understand and be benefited by it. Do not learn it for beautifying yourselves by it. Then it may happen - if you live long - that a person beautifies himself with knowledge, just as a man beautifies himself with clothes.”[15]

Said al-*Hasan al-*Basree (d.110H) – rahimahullaah, “The concern of the Scholar is tending to the flock, whilst the concern of the foolish one is just to narrate.” [16]

Fudayl Ibn ’Iyyaad (d.187H) - rahimahullaah – said, “The Scholar continues to be ignorant of what he has learnt, until he acts upon it. So when he acts upon it, he becomes knowledgeable.” [17]

Said al-*Hasan al-*Basree - rahimahullaah – said, “Eemaan (faith) is not outer decoration, nor mere hope. Rather it is what settles in the heart and what is affirmed by actions. Whoever spoke good, but did not act righteously, then Allaah throws it back upon his saying. Whoever spoke good and acted righteously, Allaah raises up the actions. This is because Allaah - the Most High – says,

“To Him ascend all goodly words, and righteous actions raise it.” ”[18]

Footnotes:

[1] Soorah Aali-’Imraan [3:102]

[2] Sooratun-*Nisaa‘ [4:1]

[3] Sooratul-*Ahzaab [33:70-71]

[4] Related by Ibn Abee Shaybah in Kitaabul*Eemaan (no. 99) and it was declared Saheeh by Shaykh al-*Albaanee.

[5] He is the Scholar, the Imaam, the muhaddith, Muhammad Ibn Husayn al-Aajurree. Imaam adh*Dhahabee said, “He was one Scholars who firmly followed the Sunnah.’’ He died in the year 360H. For his biography refer to Taareekh Baghdaad (2/243) of al-Khateeb, Tadhkiratul-Huffaadh (3/936) of adh-Dhahabee and Tabaqaatush-Shaafi’iyyah (3/149) of as*-Subkee.

[6] Akhlaaqul-’Ulamaa‘ (p. 43) of Imaam al-Aajurree

[7] He is the Imaam, the Haafidh, the Scholar of hadeeth, fiqh and history, Aboo Bakr Ibn ’Alee Ibn Thaabit better known as al-*Khateeb al-Baghdaadee. Ibn Maakawlaa said about him, “After ad-*Daaraqutnee, no one entered Baghdaad the like of him.’’ For his biography refer to: Siyar A’laamun-Nubalaa‘ (18/270) of adh-Dhahabee and al-Bidaayah wan-Nihaayah (12/101-103) of Ibn Katheer. He died in the year 463H may Allaah have mercy upon him.

[8] Sooratuz*-Zalzalah [99:7-8]

[9] Iqtidaa‘ul*’Ilmil-*’Aml (p. 13-*16) of al-*Khateeb al-*Baghdaadee.

[10] Iqtidaa‘ul-*’Ilmil-*’Aml (no.10)

[11] Iqtidaa‘ul*-’Ilmil*-’Aml (no.13)

[12] Iqtidaa‘ul-*’Ilmil*-’Aml (no.21)

[13] Iqtidaa‘ul-*’Ilmil*-’Aml (no.23)

[14] Iqtidaa‘ul*-’Ilmil*-’Aml (no.30)

[15] Iqtidaa‘ul*-’Ilmil*-’Aml (no.35)

[16] Iqtidaa‘ul*-’Ilmil*-’Aml (no.39)

[17] Iqtidaa‘ul*-’Ilmil*-’Aml (no.43)

[18] Iqtidaa‘ul*-’Ilmil*-’Aml (no.56)

FatimaAsSideqah · **Re: O Seekers of Knowledge! -** 05-02-2007

MashAllah! So benefical for us! JakaakAllah Khair for sharing it to us.

Remember to provide the source..

Fi Amani Allah

Faizah · **Re: O Seekers of Knowledge! -** 05-03-2007

Wa iyakkum.

Glad you benefitted from it, as did I.

IbnAbdulHakim · **Re: O Seekers of Knowledge! -** 05-03-2007

assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu

Said al*-Khateeb al-Baghdaadee [7] – rahimahullaah, “I advise you - O seeker of knowledge - to make the intention pure and sincere and strive to make the soul act upon what this knowledge demands. Since knowledge is a tree and actions are its fruits and the one who does not act upon his knowledge is not counted as being a Scholar. It has been said, ‘Knowledge is the father and actions are the offspring.’ Indeed, knowledge comes with actions; and riwaayah (narrating) comes with a diraayah (investigating).

jazakAllahu khair for this very important reminder. may Allah protect us from becoming victims of shaytaan

MH-UK · **Re: O Seekers of Knowledge! -** 05-04-2007

Jazak'Allah khayr for posting this

vpb · **Re: O Seekers of Knowledge! -** 05-04-2007

jazakallah khair sis, very benificial post.

.:Umniyah:. · **Re: O Seekers of Knowledge! -** 05-04-2007

Wow SubhanAllah. barakAllahu feeki sis for the post. very good reminder.
May Allah aid us all towards that ameen!

**Maimunah** · **Re: O Seekers of Knowledge! -** 05-04-2007

jazakaAllah khayr

u quoted some of the famous ulamaa sayings mashaAllah

Faizah · **Re: O Seekers of Knowledge! -** 05-04-2007

No sorry, I didn't write this!

niler · **Re: O Seekers of Knowledge! -** 09-23-2007

rasul salalahu Aleyhi Wassalm says: seeking knowledge is a must 4 every muslim male or female"

let us work hard to achieve this.

m123 · **Re: O Seekers of Knowledge! -** 10-16-2007

inshallah.

**Al-Mu'minah** · **Re: O Seekers of Knowledge! -** 11-08-2007

It is obligatory on the student of knowledge to refrain from disobedience, for indeed disobedience kills the heart and weakens the understanding

and it is narrated about Imaam Shaafi'ee he said:

"I complained to my teacher Wa'kee about my weak memory so he directed me to leave of sin and then he said, `know!!!! That knowledge is light; and the light of Allaah He does not give it to a disobedient person."

And I say the proof for that is found in the Book of Allaah when He Glorified be He Says,

O you who believe! If you obey and Fear Allaah, He will grant you Furqaan (a criterion), and will expiate for you your sins, and forgive you, and Allaah is the Owner of Great Bounty.
[Soorah Al-Anfaal (8):29]

O you who believe Fear Allaah, and believe too in His Messenger (Sallallaahu `alayhe wa Sallam), he will give you a double portion of His Mercy, and he will give you a light by which you shall walk (straight), and he will forgive you. And Allaah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
[Soorah Al Hadeed (57):28]

So what is important is that the student of knowledge needs consistent striving, striving against himself and against ones passions and lower desires and its greed, and to tire himself out in acquiring knowledge, and to hope that Allaah will enable him to achieve that, and the tawfeeq (success) is from Allaah.

Taken from the Book: al-Fataawaa al-Jaliyyah 'an al-Manaahij ad-Da'wiyyah pg. 111
by
al-'Allaamah Ahmad bin Yahyaa an-Najamee
(hafidhahullaahu ta'aalaa)

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Faizah Min Ahlil Hadeeth Status: Offline Posts: 7,273 Reputation: 27908 Rep Power: 60 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: ~ Daar as-Sa'aadah ~ Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	O Seekers of Knowledge! - 05-02-2007 Indeed all praise is for Allaah, We praise Him, seek His aid and seek His forgiveness. We seek refuge in from the evils of our own souls and from our evil actions. He whom Allaah guides, then none can misguide him; and he whom Allaah misguides, then none can guide him. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except Allaah alone, having no partner; and I bear witness that Muhammad (sallAllaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) is His servant and Messenger. “O you who believe! Have taqwaa (fear) of Allaah as you should have of Him and do not die except as Muslims.” [1] “O mankind! Have (fear) of your Lord, who created you from a single person and from him, He created his wife and from them both He created many men and women; and have taqwaa of Allaah through whom you demand your mutual rights and do not cut relations of the wombs. Indeed, Allaah is ever an All-Watcher over you.” [2] “O you who believe! Have taqwaa of Allaah and always speak the truth. He will direct you to do righteous and correct actions and forgive you your sins. Whosoever obeys Allaah and His Messenger has indeed attained a great achievement.” [3] To proceed: The taabi’ee, Talq Ibn Habeeb - rahimahullaah – said, “Taqwaa is acting in obedience to Allaah hoping in His mercy, upon a light from Him; and taqwaa is leaving acts of disobedience to Allaah out of fear of Him, upon a light from Him.” CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SEEKERS OF KNOWLEDGE:* Imaam al-Aajurree (d.360H) [5] - rahimahullaah – said, “The seeker of knowledge should know that - the Mighty and Majestic - has made the worship of obligatory upon Him; and that this worship is not possible except with knowledge, the seeking has also been made obligatory upon him. He should also realise that ignorance is not befitting for a Believer. He should seek knowledge in order to dispel ignorance from himself, and to worship - the Mighty and Majestic - as Allaah has commanded; not as he desires to worship Him. So the seeker of knowledge should strive hard in this quest, be sincere in this striving and should not become amazed with himself. Rather, he should that this is a favour from Allaah upon him, since it was Allaah who gave him the ability to acquire such knowledge, by which he is able to fulfil his obligations and keep away from that which is forbidden.” [6] KNOWLEDGE WITH ACTION:* Said al-Khateeb al-Baghdaadee [7] – rahimahullaah, “I advise you - O seeker of knowledge - to make the intention pure and sincere and strive to make the soul act upon what this knowledge demands. Since knowledge is a tree and actions are its fruits and the one who does not act upon his knowledge is not counted as being a Scholar. It has been said, ‘Knowledge is the father and actions are the offspring.’ Indeed, knowledge comes with actions; and riwaayah (narrating) comes with a diraayah (investigating). So do not feel satisfied with action as long as you are lacking in knowledge; and do not feel satisfied with knowledge when you falling short in action. Rather, combine them both - even if your share of the two is small. There is nothing worse than a Scholar whose knowledge the people abandon, due to the corruption of his ways, nor an ignorant person whose ignorance the people accept, because they look at his worship. So a little knowledge, along with a little action, will more likely save you in the end - when grants His Mercy bounteously and completely. However, as regards laziness, love of ease and leisure, preferring lowliness and repose, leaning towards relaxation - then the results of these traits are blameworthy and hateful. And knowledge leads to action, just as action leads to being saved. So if the action is lesser than the knowledge, then knowledge is a burden upon the Scholar and we seek Allaah’s protection from knowledge which becomes a burden and produces lowliness, becoming a yoke on the neck of its owner. Sahl ibn Muzaahim said, “The matter is tighter upon the Scholar than clenching the fist tightly, even though the ignorant one is not excused due to his ignorance. However, the Scholar receives a greater punishment if he abandons what he knows and does not act upon it.” So did the Salaf (the Pious Predecessors) of the past reach the high levels which they reached, except through sincerity of ’aqeedah (beliefs), righteous and correct actions and overpowering zuhd (abstinence) in all the attracting things of this world. And did the wise ones reach the great satisfaction, except by avoiding hastening to worldly things and being pleased with what was easy, and giving what was surplus from their needs to the poor and those who asked. Is not the one who gathers books of knowledge just like the one who gathers gold and silver? Is not the one who has an insatiable greed for them just like the one who is greedy about gold and silver? Is not the one who is a prisoner of the love of the former like the one who hoards the latter? So just as wealth does not benefit except by spending it, then likewise, knowledge does not benefit except by acting upon it and carrying out its obligations. So let a person examine himself and take advantage of his time, because the stopping is little, the riding beast near, the road is fearful; and going astray upon it is what is usual, the danger is great, the one who discerns has insight, - the Most High - is watching over and to Him is the return. “And whoever does an atoms weight of good shall see it, and whoever does an atoms weight of evil shall see it.” [8].” [9] WORDS OF WISDOM: Ibn Mas’ood - radiyallaahu ’anhu – said,“Learn, learn! So when you learn, then act.” [10] Said az-Zuhree (d.124H) – rahimahullaah, “The people will not trust the actions of a person who acts without knowledge. And they will not be pleased with the saying of a Scholar who does not.” [11] Sahl Ibn ’Abdullaah (d.283) - rahimahullaah – said, “All of mankind are drunk, except the Scholars. And all the Scholars are confused, except whoever acts according to his knowledge.” [12] He - rahimahullaah - also said, “Knowledge is one of the delights and pleasures of the world. So when it is acted upon, it becomes for the Hereafter.” [13] Aboo ’Abdullaah arRoodhabaaree said, “Knowledge rests upon actions and actions rest upon sincerity, and sincerity for Allaah inherits understanding about Allaah - the Mighty and Majestic.” [14] Habeeb Ibn ’Ubayd - rahimahullaah – said, “Learn knowledge and understand and be benefited by it. Do not learn it for beautifying yourselves by it. Then it may happen - if you live long - that a person beautifies himself with knowledge, just as a man beautifies himself with clothes.”[15] Said al-Hasan al-Basree (d.110H) – rahimahullaah, “The concern of the Scholar is tending to the flock, whilst the concern of the foolish one is just to narrate.” [16] Fudayl Ibn ’Iyyaad (d.187H) - rahimahullaah – said, “The Scholar continues to be ignorant of what he has learnt, until he acts upon it. So when he acts upon it, he becomes knowledgeable.” [17] Said al-Hasan al-Basree - rahimahullaah – said, “Eemaan (faith) is not outer decoration, nor mere hope. Rather it is what settles in the heart and what is affirmed by actions. Whoever spoke good, but did not act righteously, then Allaah throws it back upon his saying. Whoever spoke good and acted righteously, Allaah raises up the actions. This is because Allaah - the Most High – says, “To Him ascend all goodly words, and righteous actions raise it.” ”[18] Footnotes: [1] Soorah Aali-’Imraan [3:102] [2] Sooratun-Nisaa‘ [4:1] [3] Sooratul-Ahzaab [33:70-71] [4] Related by Ibn Abee Shaybah in KitaabulEemaan (no. 99) and it was declared Saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaanee. [5] He is the Scholar, the Imaam, the muhaddith, Muhammad Ibn Husayn al-Aajurree. Imaam adhDhahabee said, “He was one Scholars who firmly followed the Sunnah.’’ He died in the year 360H. For his biography refer to Taareekh Baghdaad (2/243) of al-Khateeb, Tadhkiratul-Huffaadh (3/936) of adh-Dhahabee and Tabaqaatush-Shaafi’iyyah (3/149) of as-Subkee. [6] Akhlaaqul-’Ulamaa‘ (p. 43) of Imaam al-Aajurree [7] He is the Imaam, the Haafidh, the Scholar of hadeeth, fiqh and history, Aboo Bakr Ibn ’Alee Ibn Thaabit better known as al-Khateeb al-Baghdaadee. Ibn Maakawlaa said about him, “After ad-Daaraqutnee, no one entered Baghdaad the like of him.’’ For his biography refer to: Siyar A’laamun-Nubalaa‘ (18/270) of adh-Dhahabee and al-Bidaayah wan-Nihaayah (12/101-103) of Ibn Katheer. He died in the year 463H may Allaah have mercy upon him. [8] Sooratuz-Zalzalah [99:7-8] [9] Iqtidaa‘ul’Ilmil-’Aml (p. 13-16) of al-Khateeb al-Baghdaadee. [10] Iqtidaa‘ul-’Ilmil-’Aml (no.10) [11] Iqtidaa‘ul-’Ilmil-’Aml (no.13) [12] Iqtidaa‘ul-’Ilmil-’Aml (no.21) [13] Iqtidaa‘ul-’Ilmil-’Aml (no.23) [14] Iqtidaa‘ul-’Ilmil-’Aml (no.30) [15] Iqtidaa‘ul-’Ilmil-’Aml (no.35) [16] Iqtidaa‘ul-’Ilmil-’Aml (no.39) [17] Iqtidaa‘ul-’Ilmil-’Aml (no.43) [18] Iqtidaa‘ul-’Ilmil-’Aml (no.56) __________________

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FatimaAsSideqah Servant of Allah Status: Offline Posts: 2,105 Reputation: 5658 Rep Power: 25 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Journey to Akhirah, Insha'Allah! Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: O Seekers of Knowledge! - 05-02-2007 MashAllah! So benefical for us! JakaakAllah Khair for sharing it to us. Remember to provide the source.. Fi Amani Allah __________________ In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. Say: He is Allah, the One. Allah-us-Samad (The Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creation need, He neither eats nor drinks.) He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him.

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IbnAbdulHakim iM HackeD!-!-!-! Status: Offline Posts: 14,214 Reputation: 42041 Rep Power: 81 Join Date: Feb 2006 Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: O Seekers of Knowledge! - 05-03-2007 assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu Said al*-Khateeb al-Baghdaadee [7] – rahimahullaah, “I advise you - O seeker of knowledge - to make the intention pure and sincere and strive to make the soul act upon what this knowledge demands. Since knowledge is a tree and actions are its fruits and the one who does not act upon his knowledge is not counted as being a Scholar. It has been said, ‘Knowledge is the father and actions are the offspring.’ Indeed, knowledge comes with actions; and riwaayah (narrating) comes with a diraayah (investigating). jazakAllahu khair for this very important reminder. may Allah protect us from becoming victims of shaytaan __________________ iDawah.com Bringing Dawah back..to the future! Shaqiq bin `Abdullah reported: The Companions of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) did not consider the abandonment of any action as disbelief except neglecting Salat. [At-Tirmidhi]

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niler LI Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 127 Reputation: 137 Rep Power: 6 Join Date: Sep 2007 Way of Life: Undisclosed	Re: O Seekers of Knowledge! - 09-23-2007 rasul salalahu Aleyhi Wassalm says: seeking knowledge is a must 4 every muslim male or female" let us work hard to achieve this.

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Al-Mu'minah Super Moderator Status: Offline Posts: 5,175 Reputation: 22050 Rep Power: 54 Join Date: Jan 2005 Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: O Seekers of Knowledge! - 11-08-2007 It is obligatory on the student of knowledge to refrain from disobedience, for indeed disobedience kills the heart and weakens the understanding and it is narrated about Imaam Shaafi'ee he said: "I complained to my teacher Wa'kee about my weak memory so he directed me to leave of sin and then he said, `know!!!! That knowledge is light; and the light of Allaah He does not give it to a disobedient person." And I say the proof for that is found in the Book of Allaah when He Glorified be He Says, O you who believe! If you obey and Fear Allaah, He will grant you Furqaan (a criterion), and will expiate for you your sins, and forgive you, and Allaah is the Owner of Great Bounty. [Soorah Al-Anfaal (8):29] O you who believe Fear Allaah, and believe too in His Messenger (Sallallaahu `alayhe wa Sallam), he will give you a double portion of His Mercy, and he will give you a light by which you shall walk (straight), and he will forgive you. And Allaah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. [Soorah Al Hadeed (57):28] So what is important is that the student of knowledge needs consistent striving, striving against himself and against ones passions and lower desires and its greed, and to tire himself out in acquiring knowledge, and to hope that Allaah will enable him to achieve that, and the tawfeeq (success) is from Allaah. Taken from the Book: al-Fataawaa al-Jaliyyah 'an al-Manaahij ad-Da'wiyyah pg. 111 by al-'Allaamah Ahmad bin Yahyaa an-Najamee (hafidhahullaahu ta'aalaa) __________________