QuestionPlease mention the reference and Arabic of this quote? Abu Muslim Al Khawlani (rahimahullah) said: "The example of the scholars on earth is that of the stars in the sky; when they appear, the people are guided [they navigate using the stars], but when they disappear, the people get confused…
QuestionIs there any Hadith wherein Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) used the words "Ulama Su" [Evil Scholars]?
QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) emphasised the importance of both; understanding and piety in his advice to Sayyiduna 'Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) when he asked, "O Messenger of Allah, if we were afflicted with a matter wherein there is no permissibility or prohibition, what do you instruct…
QuestionPlease mention the reference for this narration: حدثنا أبو أسامة قال حدثنا ثابت بن زيد قال أنبأنا هلال بن خباب أبو العلاء قال: سألت سعيد بن جبير، قلت: يا أبا عبد الله، ما علامة هلاك الناس؟ قال: إذا هلك علماؤهم
QuestionIs this narration authentic? قال أبو الدرداء: اطلبوا العلم فإن لم تطلبوه فأحبوا أهله، فإن لم تحبوهم فلا تبغضوهم Seek knowledge, if you don't seek then love the learned ones, if you don't love, then don't hate them.
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following Hadith? "Soon a time will come where people will pose difficult/complex questions to the Fuqaha [Jurists]. These are the worst of my Ummah"
QuestionWhat is the status of the narration that goes more or less, ”The 'Ulama over the people is like Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) over the least of the ummah”
QuestionCan you kindly explain the meaning of the following narration: Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Busr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “Some time ago I heard/It used to be said, ‘When you are in a group of people, who number twenty, or more or less, and you examine their faces, and you do not…
QuestionCan you please source this? إن استطعت فكن عالما فإن لم تستطع فكن متعلما، وإن لم تستطع فأحبهم، وإن لم تستطع فلا تبغضهم 'Umar ibn 'Abdul 'Aziz (rahimahullah) said: "[People use to say] Become a scholar if you are able to. If you are not able, then be a student.…
QuestionWhat is authenticity of following narration? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "Allah Ta'ala will offer more protection to the unlettered/ignorant ones than He will to the learned ones"
QuestionCould you confirm the source of this? يقال: من جلس مع ثمانية أصناف من الناس، زاده الله ثمانية أشياء: من جلس مع الأغنياء، زاده الله حب الدنيا والرغبة فيها ومن جلس مع الفقراء، زاده الله الشكر والرضا بقسمة الله تعالى ومن جلس مع السلطان، زاده الله الكبر، وقساوة القلب ومن…
QuestionWhat is the status of the following narration? "Whosoever harasses a Jurist has caused trouble and pain to Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and the one who causes trouble and pain to Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) has caused trouble to Allah"
QuestionIs this Hadith authentic and what is the source? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "There will always remain a group of people from my Ummah who will be triumphant on truth (haqq). Those who will oppose them or abandon them, will not be able to harm them. This will…
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this narration? Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that on one occasion mention was made of two people before Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam), one was a worshipper ['abid] and the other was a scholar. Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The virtue of the…
QuestionPlease mention the source of the Hadith, "The 'Ulama are the inheritors of the Ambiya"