DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDER. Yawm al-ithnayn, 23rd day of Rabeeul Awwal 1447AH, Monday, 15th September, 2025.
*_SEEKING KNOWLEDGE AND ACTING ON IT_*. BismilLah.
One of the best teachers of Islam, Ibn Al-Qayyim, may ALLAH have mercy on him, writes in one of his books _Miftah Dar As-Sa’adah_: that;
Knowledge has six levels: First, asking good questions. Second, good practice of silence and listening. Third, acquiring good understanding. Fourth, memorization. Fifth, teaching. And sixth, and this is the fruit of all knowledge, to act upon it and be careful of its limits.
Among people are those deprived of knowledge due to their lack of asking good questions, whether by not asking at all or by asking about unimportant matters.
And among people are those deprived of knowledge due to their poor ability to remain silent. For them, speaking and debating issues are more beloved and preferred over being quiet. This is a hidden defect in many seekers of knowledge that prevents them from much learning, even if they are capable of understanding well.
Source: Miftāḥ Dār al-Saʻādah 1/169. Let's ask good questions which will aid us to practice and increase our eemaan and avoid questions which has no benefit for our acts of worship and can even create hatred and division among us.
*_May ALLAH, AR-RASHEED (The One who guides) increase us in beneficial knowledge and aid us to act on it and purify our intentions_*. Aameen.
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