quotes of the pious


Taqwa knowledge and beauty


It is reported that Abû Al-Dardâ – Allâh be pleased with him – said:
You will never be pious (a person of taqwâ) until you become knowledgeable, and you will never be beautiful with your knowledge until you act [by it].

Ibn Ábd Al-Barr, Jâmi’ Bayân Al-’Ilm wa Fadlihî article 1239.




Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Learn Arabic, Speak Arabic



One of the reported instructions ‘Umar wrote to Abû Mûsâ Al-Ash’arî and those under his governance during the former’s Caliphate was, “Seek knowledge and understanding of (fiqh) the Sunnah and seek knowledge and understanding of Arabic.”


Ibn Abî Shaybah, Al-Musannaf Vol.6 p126.


It is reported that he said, “Learn Arabic, for it strengthens the intelligence and increases one’s noble conduct (al-murû`ah).”


Al-Bayhaqî, Shu’ab Al-Îmân Vol.4 p187.



It is also reported that he said, “Do not learn the language of the non-Arabs, and do not enter upon them in their churches on their festivals, for indeed wrath descends upon them.”


‘Abd Al-Razzâq Al-San’ânî, Al-Musannaf Vol.1 p411.





It is also reported that he was once circumambulating the Ka’bah when he heard two men speaking in a language other than Arabic behind him. He turned to them and said, “Find some way to learn Arabic.”


‘Abd Al-Razzâq Al-San’ânî, Al-Musannaf Vol.5 p496.
                                    


                                         





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