Qadi Iyyad, also known as Abu al-Fadl Iyyad ibn Amir ibn Musa ibn Iyyad ibn Muhammad ibn Abdullahi ibn Musa ibn Iyyad al-Yahsubi as-Sabti أبو الفضل عياض بن موسى بن عياض بن عمرون بن موسى بن عياض بن محمد بن عبد الله بن موسى بن عياض اليحصبي السبتي ~ Qadi Iyyad was born in the …
Hafiz Yusuf ibn Abd al-Barr al-Andalusi رحمه الله said: ” They should not prevent the youth, if he knows something, from speaking about what he has knowledge of. Perhaps a person may be young in age, but an elder with regards to his knowledge. And Allah blesses whom He wills through wisdom and mercy.” {At-Tamhid, Volume 23, …
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Imam ash-Shafi’i رحمه الله said: “When some of the people of desires {fitna makers} came to Imam Malik ibn Anas رحمه الله he said: ” As for me, then I am upon clear evidence from my Lord and my Deen. And as for you, then you are in doubt, so go to a doubter and argue with him. ” …
Imam Hasan Al-Basri رحمه الله narrated that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “He whom death overtakes while he is engaged in acquiring knowledge with a view to reviving Islam with the help of it, there will be one degree between him and the Prophets in Paradise. ” {Sunan at-Tirmidhi; Sunan ad-Darimi}
Imam Sufyan ath-Thawri رحمه الله entered into a gathering of Imam Malik’s رحمه الله and was amazed at the respect they gave the Imam. Imam Sufyan رحمه الله then recited: يأبى الجواب فلا يراجع هيبة والسائلون نواكس الأذقان أدب الوقار وعز سلطان التقى فهو المهيب وليس ذا سلطان ” He refuses to answer, will not return {an answer} out of awe{of Allah}. …
Imam al-Hasan al-Basri رحمه الله said: ” One who acts without knowledge is like one who travels off the path; and the one who acts without knowledge corrupts more than he rectifies. So seek knowledge in a way that does not harm your worship, and seek to worship Allah in a way that does not harm …
Imam Ahmad ibn ‘Ajiba رحمه الله said in his autobiography, “Know that the fruit of knowledge is action, that the fruit of action is one’s state [al-hal], that the fruit of one’s state is taste [al-dhawq], that the fruit of taste is drinking [al-shurb],that drinking is followed by intoxication [al-sukr] and intoxication by lucidy [al-sahw], …
Imam Ahmad Zarruq رحمه الله said in under the 4th Principle of his Qawa’id al-Tasawwuf: “There is no tasawwuf without fiqh; because there is no other way to understand the commandments of Allah that concern the exterior except by fiqh. and fiqh is nothing without tasawwuf; because deeds have no meaning unless accompanied by sincerety …