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Islam Enco urage s Pro lif e rat io n It ikaaf : A Spirit ual Re t re at T he St o ry o f t he Cro ss Kno wle dge

Why should I study Islam?

Muhammad Al-Shareef
Category: Seeking Knowledge Source: Publication Date: 22 Muharram 1434 (12/6/12)

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The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, ?Whoever seeks out a path to acquire knowledge (of the deen), Allah makes easy a path f or them to Jannah!? [Muslim]

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In t he Name of Allh, t he Mos t Be ne fice nt , t he Mos t Me rciful Many ye ars ago in Uzbe kis t an, a baby boy was born blind. His Mot he r, t he s t rong Muminah t hat s he was , did not los e s ight of He who had t he Powe r t o cure him. She praye d and praye d for he r s ons s ight . And wit hin a fe w ye ars t he boy

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She praye d and praye d for he r s ons s ight . And wit hin a fe w ye ars t he boy re gaine d his e ye s . She was widowe d, t he boy an orphan. She t rave le d wit h him t o Makkah s o t hat he could re ce ive an Is lamic Educat ion. She arrange d t hat he at t e nd t he circle s of t he s cholars , and in t hos e circle s , he be gan e xce lling in t he s cie nce of Hadit h. He t rave le d t o dis t ant village s in s e arch of t he mos t aut he nt ic s ayings of Ras ul Allah (pe ace be upon him). He would pray t wo rakaat be fore acce pt ing a hadit h. His mot he r name d him: Muhammad ibn Is mail. And many of us know him t oday by t he book he compile d, t he book t hat s t ands aft e r t he Quran in aut he nt icit y: Sahe e h Al-Imam Al-Bukhari! In anot he r land, in anot he r t ime , chilly Baghdad winds would wake up anot he r boy. Much be fore Fajr, his mot he r would bundle him in warm s hawls and e s cort him t hrough t he darkne s s , making s ure he re ache d t he Mas jid s afe ly. Aft e r Fajr, s he would wait for him as he re ad Hadit h t o t he bigge s t s cholars of t he land. The n, long aft e r t he s un had come up, s he would me e t him out s ide and t oge t he r t he y would walk home . She was a s t rong mot he r inde e d, for he r s on gre w up t o be come an Imam of t he Mus lim Ummah, an Imam by t he name of Ahmad ibn Hanbal. (Manaaqib Ahmad, by Ibn Al-Jowze e ) Imam Suyut i aut hore d his firs t book, Tafs e e r Bis millaah Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahe e e m, whe n he was in grade 2! De ar brot he rs and s is t e rs , why s hould we t ry t o follow in t he foot s t e ps of t he s e many ot he r s t ars of Is lam? The informat ion t hat we s hall ins ha Allah le arn is not like anyt hing e ls e . This knowle dge is t he law of Allah and t he inhe rit ance of t he Prophe t s . It is our dut y t o pre s e rve and prot e ct t he e s t at e of Ras ul Allah (pe ace

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be upon him), s ome t hing t hat cannot happe n wit hout t he re be ing s e rious and s ince re brot he rs and s is t e rs s pe nding long days and night s re ading, re fle ct ing, and t e aching ot he rs . Eve ry Is lamic re vival t hat t ake s place is built on s ome t hing. Some re vivals are built on e mot ions , ot he rs on polit ics . Do you know which s hall re main firm whe n t he wind of woe blows ? It s hall be t he one t hat was built on s ound knowle dge of t he words of Allah and t he Sunnah of Ras ul Allah. A s ince re man once s t ood on t he be ach s hore wat ching, t o his dis may, t he wave s t hras hing a fis h up and down, le ft and right . The man conclude d t hat he mus t s ave t he fis h. He t hras he d int o t he wat e r and grabbe d t he fis h by t he t ail. He t he n t hras he d back t o s hore and t hre w t he fis h on t he be ach, s at is fie d t hat he had s ave d it from t he wat e r! De ar brot he rs and s is t e rs , whe n we work for t he s ake of Allah wit hout knowle dge of what t he pat h of Allah is , many t ime s we do as t hat young man did. We are living in an age of informat ion. We have light s in e ve ry corne r of t he hous e whe n only ye s t e rday our ance s t ors re ad by t he light of t he moon. We have publis hing hous e s whe n only ye s t e rday our ance s t ors wrot e t he books t he y owne d wit h t he ir own hands . We have CDs t o s e arch t he Hadit h archive s whe n our s cholars s pe nt days upon days s e arching for proof and e vide nce in t he ir librarie s . Shouldnt t he knowle dge incre as e wit h all t his e as e ? It s hould. But it has not . De ar brot he rs and s is t e rs , we know t hat whe n a prize is gre at , t he
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re s pons ibilit y, and t he work re quire d for t hat prize s hall als o be gre at . And be caus e of t his , we s e e t he e normous re ward promis e d t o t hos e s cholars and s t ude nt s of Is lam due t o t he he avy work re quire d. The Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) s aid, Whoe ve r s e e ks out a pat h t o acquire knowle dge (of t he de e n), Allah make s e as y a pat h for t he m t o Jannah! [Mus lim] Shaykh Abdur-Rahman As -Sade e s aid, Thus any pat h a pe rs on t ake s , whe t he r phys ical or ot he rwis e , s ome t hing t hat will he lp t he m in acquiring knowle dge of t he De e n, t he y e nt e r in t he words of t he Prophe t , Whoe ve r s e e ks out a pat h t o acquire knowle dge (of t he de e n), Allah make s e as y a pat h for t he m t o Jannah. Ras ul Allah t old us t hat whe n a pe rs on s e e ks out a pat h t o le arn about Is lam, t his is a s ign t hat Allah love s t he m and t hat He want s good for t he m in t his life and t he ne xt . From Muaawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan, t he Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) s aid, Whoe ve r Allah wis he s good for, he grant s t he m Fiqh (unde rs t ading) of t he De e n. [Agre e d upon] And Ras ul Allah t old us t hat t he s ince re s cholars have a place wit h Allah t hat no one e ls e can re ach, and t hat t he y are t he inhe rit ors of t he Prophe t s e s t at e in pas s ing it on t o t he world.
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Ras ul Allah s aid, The virt ue of t he s cholar t o a wors hippe r (Aabid) is s imilar t o t he virt ue of t he moon whe n it is full t o t he re s t of t he s t ars . And ve rily t he s cholars are t he inhe rit ors of t he Prophe t s . Ve rily t he Prophe t s did not le ave be hind dirhams and de e nars , but rat he r t he y le ft be hind knowle dge . Thus whoe ve r t ake s it , t ake s it as a bount iful s hare . Dawood, Tirmidhi, and Ibn Majah] The pos it ion of t he pe ople of Is lamic knowle dge re ache d s uch a le ve l t hat Allah (Jalla Thanaauhu wa t aqaddas at As maauhu) and t he Ange ls pray for t he m! From Abu Umaamah: Ras ul Allah s aid, Ve rily Allah and His ange ls , and t he pe ople of t he he ave ns and t he e art h, e ve n t he ant in it s hole and t he fis h in t he s e a, ve rily (t he y all) pray for he who t e ache s pe ople good. [Aut he nt icat e d by AlAlbani] Ras ul Allah praye d for t he m als o. He s aid, as narrat e d by Zayd ibn Thabit , May Allah grant light (and happine s s and be aut y in t he face ) of s ome one who he ars a hadit h from us and me morize s it unt il he pas s e s it on t o ot he rs ! [Has an (good), narrat e d by Tirmidhi]
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One of t he hadit h s cholars t hat Imam Bukhari t ook from, His ham ibn Ammar narrat e s a s t ory t hat happe ne d t o him whe n he was 8 ye ars old. He s ays , My fat he r s old a hous e of his for 20 De e naars s o t hat I could go for Hajj (and s t udy Is lam). Whe n I arrive d in Madinah, I we nt t o t he circle of Imam Maalik. He was s it t ing amongs t his s t ude nt s like a king. Pe ople would as k him que s t ions and he would ans we r. Whe n I e nt e re d t he crowd and my t urn came up I s aid, Haddit hne e (re cit e t o me )! He s aid, Rat he r you re ad. I s aid, No, you haddit hne e ! Imam Maalik s aid, No you re ad! Whe n I t alke d back and argue d, he got angry and s aid t o anot he r s t ude nt , go wit h t his boy out s ide and s mack him 15 t ime s ! That s t ude nt t ook me out s ide and s macke d me 15 t ime s wit h a s t ick and t he n brought me back t o Imam Maalik. I s aid, you have Dhulm (wronge d) me ! My fat he r s old his hous e s o t hat I could come t o you and be honore d by lis t e ning t o your t e aching and s e e k knowle dge from you. And you s macke d me 15 t ime s wit hout any crime on my part , I s hall not forgive you! Imam Maalik t he n s aid, What is t he e xpiat ion for t his Dhulm (wronging)? I s aid, You have t o re cit e 15 hadit hs t o me , t hat is t he e xpiat ion. So Imam Maalik be gan re cit ing t he hadit h t o me unt il he comple t e d 15. Whe n he e nde d I t old him, be at me more and re ad more hadit h t o me . Imam Maalik laughe d and s aid, be off. (From t he book Marifat Al-Qurraa al-Kibaar by Imam Adh-Dhahabi) From t he be ginning of t ime , t he re has be e n a race be t we e n t he doe rs of good and t he doe rs of e vil. Adam and Ible e s , Mus a and Firown, Muhammad and Abu Jahl. Today t hat race has not e nde d. Think: How hard are t he doe rs of e vil working and how hard are we ? Umar once s aid, I s e e k Allahs prot e ct ion from Jalad (t he s t re ngt h and e nt hus ias m) of t he s inne r, and t he lazine s s of t he God-fe are r. Subhaan Allah, it
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is as if he is cont e mplat ing t he t ime t hat we are now living in. How can one of us be t oo lazy t o pray 2 rakaat at night , whe n t he pe ople of t he Dunya s pe nd t he e nt ire night wat ching movie s , s ome of which t he y have t o re ad t he t rans lat ion on t he bot t om of t he s cre e n? How can we be t oo lazy t o re ad for 2 hours , whe n t he pe ople of t he Dunya t hos e who jus t want more mone y t o cont inue t he ir s in s pe nd days upon days of all-night e rs s t udying for t he ir e xams ? Why do we cringe at paying 6 dollars for an Is lamic book, whe n t he pe ople of t he Dunya s pe nd hundre ds , rat he r t hous ands in purs uit of t he ir s in? What s wrong? What has happe ne d t o us ? Lis t e n t o t hos e who came be fore us . Some Fuqahaa s aid, For ye ars I de s ire d t o e at Hare e s ah (a s we e t dis h) and I was nt able t o be caus e it was only s old during clas s t ime . Imam Subah s aid, If I e ve r s aw s ome one running in t he s t re e t s of t he village I would only t hink one of t wo t hings : He was e it he r crazy or a s t ude nt of Hadit h! And Ibn Al-Jowze e s aid, I have nt s e e n a flaw more s ad in t he communit y t han t hos e who s t op working e ve n t hough t he y have t he abilit y t o cont inue . How do we corre ct t he s it uat ion de ar brot he rs and s is t e rs ? Le t us re fle ct on t he following: Firs t ly: We mus t be s ince re in our de s ire t o le arn Is lam. We are le arning t his De e n t o rid ours e lve s , firs t ly, of ignorance and t he n t o he lp ot he rs t o rid t he ms e lve s of ignorance .
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Do you know t he firs t Hadit h in Sahih Bukhari, and in many many ot he r Hadit h books ? It is not a coincide nce t hat t he firs t hadit h is : Ve rily Act ions are (judge d) by t he ir int e nt ions ... The s cholars are re minding us from t he ve ry be ginning of our pat h t o le arning, from page one ; t hat it mus t be for t he s ake of Allah. Allah orde re d us t o be s ince re t o Him in what we do: {And t he y we re commande d not , but t hat t he y s hould wors hip Allah, and wors hip none but Him Alone (abs t aining from as cribing part ne rs t o Him),} [Al Bayyinah 98:5] } 5 :{ Trans literation: a ldde e na hunaf aa Ras ul Allah s aid, Whoe ve r s t udie s t hat which is me ant for t he s ake of Allah, de s iring only a pie ce of t he Dunya, he s hall not s me ll t he frangrance of Jannah on t he Day of Judge me nt . [Aut he nt icat e d by Al-Albani, narrat e d by Abu Dawud and Ibn Majjah]
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Ibn Abbas s aid, Ve rily a man s hall be prot e ct e d (by Allah) in proport ion t o his niyyah (int e nt ion for doing what it is he is doing). And t his is s ue of int e nt ion is not an e as y mat t e r. Sufyan at h-Thowre e s aid, I have ne ve r nurs e d s ome t hing more re be llious t han my int e nt ions . (from t he book, Al-Jami li akhlaaq al-Raawe e , by Al-Khat e e b al-Baghdaadi) Lis t e n t o t he advice of Imam Ibn Jamaaah if you want t o know what it t ake s t o corre ct your int e nt ion, A prope r and s ince re int e nt ion whe n s t udying Is lam is t o int e nd t o win t he ple as ure of Allah by what you are doing. You s hould int e nd t o pract ice what you le arn, t o re s urre ct t he Shariah, hoping t hat t his knowle dge will s hine light on your he art , cle ans e your s oul, and bring you clos e r t o Allah on t he day of Judge me nt Your int e nt ion for s t udying Is lam s hould not be t o win any worldly commodit y, like le ade rs hip or fame or riche s . It s hould not be le arnt s o t hat you can s how off t o your colle ague s or s o t hat pe ople will re ve re you and s it you in a chie f pos it ion in t he ir gat he rings , and s o on (from Imam Ibn Jamaaahs book, Tadhkirat as -Saami wal Mut akallim) Se condly: We s hould unde rs t and t hat we are in a cont inuous war wit h Shayt aan, and he doe s not want us t o s ucce e d in t his s t udying. Allah t aaala s ays , {So whe n you want t o re cit e t he Quran, s e e k re fuge wit h Allah from Shait an (Sat an), t he out cas t (t he curs e d one ).} [An-Nahl 16:98] } 98 :{ Trans literation: Fait ha qarat a alqurana fa is t aAAit hbiAllahi mina a ls hs hayt ani a lrraje e m i
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The Shayt aan s hall s it in t he face of e ve ry good t hing t hat you t ry t o do. Ras ul Allah t old us , The Shayt aan s it s in t he pat h (of e ve ry goodne s s ) t hat t he s on of Aadam (may t ry t o t ake ). He s at in front of him whe n he t ook t he pat h t o Is lam and t old him, how could you le ave t he re ligion of your fat he rs and your fore fat he rs ? But he dis obe ye d him and be came Mus lim. The n Shayt aan s at in front of him in his pat h t o Hijrah and s aid, How could you le ave your land and your s ky? But he dis obe ye d him and migrat e d (from Makkah). The n he s at in front of him in his pat h of Jihaad and s aid, Why s hould you do Jihad? It will only e xhaus t your we alt h and body. Youll be kille d, your wife will marry s ome one e ls e , and your we alt h will be divide d (t o ot he rs ). But he dis obe ye d him and we nt for Jihad. Ras ul Allah t he n s aid, Whoe ve r doe s t his , it is a dut y upon Allah t hat He s hall e nt e r him int o Jannah! [Aut he nt ic, narrat e d by Ibn Habban] : : : : : : : How will t he Shayt aan s it in your face ? 1. He will t e ll you t o s t udy t omorrow, and whe n t omorrow come s , s t udy t omorrow. Procras t inat ion is from t he Shayt aan! 2. Shayt aan will t e ll you t hat you are bus y now and t hat lat e r in your life you s hall t ake t he t ime out t o s t udy Is lam. Aft e r marriage , aft e r graduat ion, aft e r you ge t a job. Life s hall pas s and t he aft e r s hall live fore ve r.
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3. Shayt aan will t e ll you t hat t he s it uat ion of t he Ummah is los t and t hat you s t udying will not he lp anyt hing s o dont was t e your t ime . Combat t his wit h what youve s e e n from t he Jihad of knowle dge and t e aching t hat Ras ul Allah and t hos e t hat came be fore us did. 4. Shayt aan will t e ll you t hat t he re are e nough s cholars , t he y dont ne e d you. Combat t his wit h t he fact t hat s cholars s hall die , and if t he knowle dge is not pas s e d on t o t he ne xt ge ne rat ion, it s hall die in t he communit y. The re are 1.4 billion Mus lims and t he proble m t hat always come s up is t hat t he re are not e nough t e ache rs and s cholars . Eve ryone is a s he phe rd and e ve ryone s hall be re s pons ible for his or he r flock! Thirdly: We s hould ne ve r forge t t o pray t o Allah t o ble s s us wit h His Me rcy in s ucce e ding in our int e nt ions t o le arn Is lam for His s ake . Allah t aaala s ays : {And whe n My s lave s as k you (O Muhammad SAW) conce rning Me , t he n (ans we r t he m), I am inde e d ne ar (t o t he m by My Knowle dge ). I re s pond t o t he invocat ions of t he s upplicant whe n he calls on Me (wit hout any me diat or or int e rce s s or)} [Surah AlBaqarah 2:186] 186 :{ ... } Trans literation: Wait ha s aalaka AAibade e AAanne e fainne e qare e bun oje e bu daAAwat a a lddaAAi it ha daAAani Le t us pray t o Allah now t o make t his e ffort we are doing t o le arn His De e n, t o le arn His Shariah, s ince re for His s ake . And t hat He ble s s e s us by His Me rcy t o
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s ucce e d in what we int e nd. Ve rily, he has t he Powe r t o do anyt hing. Ame e n.

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