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If my day and night are like that of the……Sufyaan Ibn Uyaynah

Sufyaan Ibn Uyaynah (rahimahullaah) said:

If my morning is like that of the foolish person and my night is like that of the ignorant person, then what did I do with the knowledge I wrote down?!

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[أخلاق العلماء للآجري  ] page:44

The influence of the scholars and righteous worshipers–Imaam Ibnul Qayyim

Imaam Ibnul Qayyim (rahimahullaah) said:

Indeed the people only take their scholars and the righteous worshipers as examples to follow; so if the scholars are wicked and the worshipers are ignorant, then calamity will be widespread and trials will become great upon individuals and the general people.

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[Source: مفتاح دار السعادة 1/160]

Seek Allaah’s Protection from the trial of these two–Imaam Sufyaan Ath-Thawri

Sufyaan Ath-Thawree (rahimahullaah) said:

”Seek the protection of Allaah from the trial of the ignorant worshiper and the wicked scholar;

for indeed their trial is temptation for every one who has been put to trial.”

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[Source: أخلاق العلماء للآجري page: 63]

Whoever fears Allaah–Imaam Ibnul Qayyim

Imaam Ibnul Qayyim (rahimahullaah) said that some of the Salaf (rahimahullaah) said:

”Whoever fears Allaah, everything else will fear him.

And whoever does not fear Allaah, he will be made to fear everything.”

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[source: بدائع الفوائد لابن القيم  2/470]

The saying of Allaah: –[وَٱعۡتَصِمُواْ بِٱللَّهِ هُوَ مَوۡلَٮٰكُمۡ‌ۖ فَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡمَوۡلَىٰ وَنِعۡمَ ٱلنَّصِيرُ]—with a short Faa-idah from Imaam Ibnul Qayyim

Allaah (The Most High) said:

[وَٱعۡتَصِمُواْ بِٱللَّهِ هُوَ مَوۡلَٮٰكُمۡ‌ۖ فَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡمَوۡلَىٰ وَنِعۡمَ ٱلنَّصِيرُ]

”And hold fast to Allah; He is your Maula (Patron, Lord, etc.), what an Excellent Maula (Patron, Lord, etc.) and what an Excellent Helper!” [1]

Imaam Ibnul Qayyim (rahimahullaah) said:

When you hold fast to Allaah, Allaah will protect you.  Allaah will help you against (the evil urges) of your souls and shaytaan. These are two enemies that do not separate themselves from a slave (of Allaah). Their enmity is more harmful than an outside  enemy. Therefore being given help against them is the most important thing and a slave (of Allaah) is more in need of this (than other things).  And the completeness of this help (against the urge of the evil self and shaytaan is obtained) in accordance with one’s (level) of attachment to Allaah. [2]

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[1]Soorah Al-Hajj. Ayah 78]

[2]جلاء الأفهام  page: 154]

The initial affair regarding the misguided one–Shaikhul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah

Shaikhul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullaah) said:

”The initial affair with regards to the misguidance of the misguided one is that he gave precedence to his juristic reasoning over the texts from Allaah and precedence to his desires over following the commands of Allaah.”

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[Source: Tareequl Wusool of Imaam as-Saa’di]

The verdict of the people of the narrations against ahlul kalaam–Ibn Abdul Barr

Al-Haafidh Ibn Abdul Barr (rahimahullaah) said:

”The people upon the correct understanding of the religion and those who cling to the (authentic) narrations of the [Messenger (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) and that of the pious predecessors] in all the regions are agreed that the people of philosophical rhetoric are people of bidah and deviation.  (All the scholars) do not consider them to be from those who have been given sound understanding in the religion; rather the scholars are those who hold onto the (authentic) narrations of the [Prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) and that of the pious predecessors] and they have been given sound understanding in that.”

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[An-Nahjul Aqwaa’ with the introduction of Shaikh Saaleh Al-Fawzaan and Shaikh Abdul Azeez Aala Shaikh: Page: 127]