🔥[[The Proper Role of Students of Knowledge]]

The proper role of students of knowledge is to serve as a bridge between scholars and the wider public: to convey and translate scholarly insight, transmit it faithfully, and exhort the people toward good as wise admonishers who encourage, clarify, and make knowledge accessible. When they—or others—misunderstand this role, they unwittingly create a playground for the devil. Reflect, then, on the following insight from a scholar who distilled with striking clarity the true source of the tribulations that afflict the masses.

📖Imām Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Shawkānī (d. 1250 AH) said, in his biographical entry for the scholar ʿAlī ibn Qāsim Ḥanash:

“He maintained close ties with both the elite and the commoners alike, and dealing with all ranks of people was all the same to him—just as hardship and ease, progress and stagnation, what is beloved and what is disliked, were all the same to him.

He saw himself as a leader (he was once a governor and judge) just as he saw himself in poverty; at one time upon the heights, at another in the lowest of places (he was imprisoned for some time after envious opponents schemed against him). Now, while still alive, he has surpassed seventy years of age, yet his vigor has not waned, his precision has not diminished, nor have his manners been sullied. In sum, he was rare indeed in the totality of his qualities.

Among the finest things I heard from him was his saying:

أَنَّ النَّاسَ عَلَى طَبَقَاتٍ ثَلَاثٍ:

‘Certainly, people fall into three classes.

فَالطَّبَقَةُ الْعَالِيَةُ: الْعُلَمَاءُ الأَكَابِرُ، وَهُمْ يَعْرِفُونَ الْحَقَّ وَالْبَاطِلَ، وَإِنِ اخْتَلَفُوا لَمْ يَنْشَأْ عَنْ اخْتِلَافِهِمُ الْفِتَنُ؛ لِعِلْمِهِمْ بِمَا عِنْدَ بَعْضِهِمْ بَعْضًا.

The highest class consists of the great scholars: they know truth from falsehood, and when they differ, no tribulations arise from their differences, because each knows what the other possesses.

وَالطَّبَقَةُ السَّافِلَةُ: الْعَامَّةُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ، لَا يَنْفِرُونَ عَنِ الْحَقِّ، وَهُمْ أَتْبَاعُ مَنْ يَقْتَدُونَ بِهِ؛ إِنْ كَانَ مُحِقًّا كَانُوا مِثْلَهُ، وَإِنْ كَانَ مُبْطِلًا كَانُوا كَذَلِكَ.

The lowest class is the common people, remaining upon their innate disposition; they are not repelled by the truth and simply follow whom they take as their model—if he is upon the truth, they are likewise; and if he is upon falsehood, they are likewise.

وَالطَّبَقَةُ الْمُتَوَسِّطَةُ: هِيَ مَنْشَأُ الشَّرِّ، وَأَصْلُ الْفِتَنِ النَّاشِئَةِ فِي الدِّينِ، وَهُمْ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُمْعِنُوا فِي الْعِلْمِ حَتَّى يَرْتَقُوا إِلَى رُتْبَةِ الطَّبَقَةِ الأُولَى، وَلَا تَرَكُوهُ حَتَّى يَكُونُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ الطَّبَقَةِ السَّافِلَةِ؛ فَإِذَا رَأَوْا أَحَدًا مِنْ أَهْلِ الطَّبَقَةِ الْعُلْيَا يَقُولُ مَا لَا يَعْرِفُونَهُ، مِمَّا يُخَالِفُ عَقَائِدَهُمُ الَّتِي أَوْقَعَهُمْ فِيهَا الْقُصُورُ، فَوَّقُوا إِلَيْهِ سِهَامَ التَّرْقِيعِ، وَنَسَبُوهُ إِلَى كُلِّ قَوْلٍ شَنِيعٍ، وَغَيَّرُوا فِطَرَ أَهْلِ الطَّبَقَةِ السُّفْلَى عَنْ قَبُولِ الْحَقِّ بِتَمْوِيهَاتٍ بَاطِلَةٍ؛ فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ تَقُومُ الْفِتَنُ الدِّينِيَّةُ عَلَى سَاقٍ.»

As for the middle class, it is the source of evil and the root of religious tribulations. These are those who did not penetrate deeply into knowledge so as to ascend to the rank of the first class, nor did they abandon it so as to be counted among the lowest. When they see someone from the higher class (i.e., the scholars) saying something unfamiliar to them—something that conflicts with convictions into which their own shortcomings have cast them—they launch against him the arrows of distortion, attribute to him every reprehensible statement, and corrupt the innate disposition of the common people, diverting them from accepting the truth through deceptive falsehoods. At that point, religious tribulations rise to full strength.’

This is the gist of what we heard from him, and he spoke the truth; for whoever reflects upon this will find it exactly so."

📚 al-Badr al-Ṭāliʿ bi-Maḥāsin man Baʿda al-Qarn al-Sābiʿ, vol. 1 (Beirut: Dār al-Maʿrifah), 472.

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📍موجهة إلى الإخوة في مركز الإمام مالك في مدينة ( إدمنتون - ألبرتا - كندا).

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🌟[[The Most Honorable People]]

🖋ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān -رحمه الله- said:

«أَفْضَلُ الرِّجَالِ مَنْ تَوَاضَعَ عَنْ رِفْعَةٍ، وَزَهِدَ عَنْ قُدْرَةٍ، وَأَنْصَفَ عَنْ قُوَّةٍ»

“The best of men is one who humbles himself despite having high rank, renounces worldly things despite having ability to get them, and acts justly despite yielding power.”


ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān also said:

«ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ شَيْءٍ: جُودٌ لِغَيْرِ ثَوَابٍ، وَنَصَبٌ لِغَيْرِ دُنْيَا، وَتَوَاضُعٌ لِغَيْرِ ذُلٍّ».

“Three qualities are among the noblest of things: generosity without expecting (human) reward, hard-work without worldly gain, and humility without abasement.”


📚Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muslim ibn Qutaybah al-Dīnawarī, ʿUyūn al-Akhbār (Beirut: Dār al-Kutub al-ʿIlmiyyah, 1418 AH), vol. 1, p. 378.

⚠️ #احذروا_المتعالمين…!


🎙️ لِفَضيلَةِ الشَّيخِ العَلَّامَةِ:
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None of us are getting any younger.
Life passes like a single, fleeting moment.

Instead of striving to impress the world, focus on becoming a better human being—and on setting a living example for your spouse, your children, and your family. Long before reputations are formed in public, they are established at home.

I heard more than one of our elder scholars say: the people who truly know a person are their family. Few short and concise statements are more powerful—or more accurate.

Show up for them every day. They are worth it. They matter most. Be bright, radiant souls who illuminate the lives of those closest to them—those who feel your presence not through words, but through consistency, warmth, and care.

Show your children what a loving, dignified marriage looks like. Do not coast through marriage or parenthood on autopilot. Do not take blessings for granted, for blessings are withdrawn when entitlement replaces gratitude.

To be genuine as a spouse and a parent requires intention, presence, and self-awareness. It means caring about the small things. It means paying attention to details that others overlook. What you are building is precious—and it deserves the effort.

Build a legacy so honorable that your great-grandchildren will speak of your marital relationship with affection and pride.

Know that you are a pioneering generation, navigating a vast wilderness of opportunity and trial. You are not wandering aimlessly—you are charting paths where none existed before. Guide your flock with vigilance and mercy—away from valleys where predators lurk and danger lies concealed, and toward high ground where faith, dignity, and safety are preserved.

May Allah protect our Muslim households, make them sanctuaries of warmth and joy, shield them from fitnah and calamity, and reunite us with our loved ones in everlasting gardens.

إنه ولي ذلك والقادر عليه، إنه على كل شيء قدير وبالإجابة جدير

I ask Allah to give a safe and fruitful trip those traveling to this weekend gathering. وفقنا الله واياكم لما يحب ويرضى

🌟NEW ARTICLE: [[Stick to What You Have Been Blessed In]]

Excerpt:

A pious worshipper named ʿAbd Allāh al-ʿUmarī al-ʿĀbid wrote to Imām Mālik, urging him to withdraw from his public role as a teacher and devote himself instead to solitary worship and seclusion. The Imām's response has echoed through the centuries as a masterpiece of spiritual wisdom and self-awareness.

إِنَّ اللهَ قَسَمَ الأَعْمَالَ كَمَا قَسَمَ الأَرْزَاقَ، فَرُبَّ رَجُلٍ فُتِحَ لَهُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ، وَلَمْ يُفْتَحْ لَهُ فِي الصَّوْمِ، وَآخَرَ فُتِحَ لَهُ فِي الصَّدَقَةِ، وَلَمْ يُفْتَحْ لَهُ فِي الصَّوْمِ، وَآخَرَ فُتِحَ لَهُ فِي الْجِهَادِ. فَنَشْرُ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَفْضَلِ أَعْمَالِ الْبِرِّ، وَقَدْ رَضِيتُ بِمَا فُتِحَ لِي فِيهِ، وَمَا أَظُنُّ مَا أَنَا فِيهِ بِدُونِ مَا أَنْتَ فِيهِ، وَأَرْجُو أَنْ يَكُونَ كِلَانَا عَلَى خَيْرٍ وَبِرٍّ.

"Indeed, Allah has apportioned deeds just as He has apportioned provisions. One man is opened for prayer, but not opened for fasting. Another is opened for charity, but not opened for fasting. Another is opened for striving in the path of Allah. Spreading knowledge is among the greatest acts of righteousness. I am content with what has been opened for me, and I do not think that what I am engaged in is inferior to what you are engaged in. I hope that both of us are upon goodness and righteousness."

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Recordings from last weekend’s seminar. ⬆️

🔗 Healing Our Hearts in Ramadan 1: The Meaning of Taqwa & The Immense Benefits of Leaving Off Sin

🎥 https://www.youtube.com/live/OQo5V26-qnU?feature=shared

🔗 Healing Our Hearts in Ramadan 2: Gratitude, Solidarity, & Patience

🎥 https://www.youtube.com/live/sW9l_4NlwJ4?feature=shared

🔗Healing Our Hearts in Ramadan 3: Resiliency, Forbearance, Du’ā, & How to Weigh Ourselves with the Qur’ān.

🎥 https://www.youtube.com/live/BCjcZvrky_w?feature=shared

🌟[Learn Islām Thoroughly & Shun Fame: The Scholarly Way]

Some of the Salaf reported:

«كَانَ يُقَالُ: الْعُلَمَاءُ إِذَا عَلِمُوا عَمِلُوا، فَإِنْ عَمِلُوا شُغِلُوا، فَإِذَا شُغِلُوا فُقِدُوا، فَإِذَا فُقِدُوا طُلِبُوا، وَإِذَا طُلِبُوا هَرَبُوا.»

"It used to be said: When learned people acquire knowledge, they act upon it;when they act upon it, they become occupied; when they become occupied, they are no longer seen; when they are no longer seen, they are sought out; and when they are sought out, they flee."

[See: al-Majālisah wa Jawāhir al-ʿIlm by Abū Bakr al-Dīnawarī (vol. 2, p. 231), ʿUyūn al-Akhbār by Ibn Qutaybah (vol. 2, p. 141), and Ḥilyat al-Awliyāʾ by Abū Nuʿaym (vol. 5, p. 235)]

Day four ⏬

Day 4