Introduction toTHE SEEK OF KNOWLEDGE

In the Name of ALLAH the Most gracious the Most merciful

All praise is due to Allah, Who is alone without a partner and Allah's blessings be upon His slave and His final Messenger, Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) and his household, his companions, and those who follow them in goodness till the Day of Judgment.

The purpose of these lessons we intend to do, is

to educate ourselves to obtain an understanding

of our religion through reliable sources based on

the Quran and Sunnah.

the topic: al ilm or the knowledge.

When talking knowledge, it’s about religious

knowledge not other sciences, it’s about

knowing Allah

his messenger

and his deen

rules and etiquettes

to implement what to avoid

The Ornament Of Knowledge Seeker

For this last reason, we must know that any worship has

TWO conditions:

1) Purity of intention, the proof of this:From Quran : (And they are ordered naught else than to serve Allah, keeping religion

pure for Him, as men by nature upright), surat al bayyinah,(98) verse 5. From sunnah : the hadeeth narrated on the authority of Umar ibn al-Khattab who

said: I heard the Messenger of Allah saying: ‘’The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended ‘’

sahih al bukhari (1).

2) Following the Quran and the sunnah, the way the prophet sws showed us, as said:

In Quran: (He who obeys the Messenger has indeed obeyed Allah . . .) surat al-Nisaa,(4) verse 80.

And in the hadeeth : “So whoever turns away from my Sunnah (i.e., way) is not from me.”

Benefits of seeking

knowledge(non exhaustive list)

Allah praises the scholars, as He says (interpretation of the meaning): (Say: ‘Are those who know equal to those who know not?’ It is only men of understanding who will remember). Surat al-Zumar (39) verse 9 .

The Prophet sws said that seeking knowledge is a way leading to Paradise. He sws said: (Whoever follows a path in the pursuit of knowledge, Allah will make a path to Paradise easy for him.) (Al-Bukhari).

Knowledge brings a great reward. The one who points the way to something good is like the one who does it. When the knowledgeable person dies, his reward with Allah does not cease when he dies, rather it continues to increase so long as people benefit from his knowledge. The Prophet sws) said: (When a man dies, all his deeds come to an end except for three – an ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge or a righteous son who will pray for him.) Narrated by Muslim, 1631

Proper understanding of Islam is one of the best of good characteristics with which a Muslim may be honored, as the Prophet sws) said: (When Allah wishes good for a person, He makes him understand the religion.) (Agreed upon).

To be continued.. Incha Allah

On the way to .. Paradise