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Slave of Allah (SWT)
KNOWLEDGE ENLIVENS THE HEART
By Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali
By Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali
· Acquire knowledge because doing so is good.
· Seeking it is worship.
· Reviewing it is glorifying Allah.
· Researching it is jihad.
· Teaching it to the ignorant is charity.
· Serving the scholars is a way of drawing near to Allah because knowledge is the path of ascension to the stations of Paradise.
· It is a companion in isolation and a comrade in distant lands.
· It speaks to you in solitude.
· It is a guide to prosperity and a shield against adversity.
· It beautifies one among friends and is a weapon against enemies.
· With it Allah elevates people and makes them guides and leaders of good.
· The scholars are people whose words are sought and whose actions are imitated.
· The angels long for the scholar’s company and comfort them with their wings.
· Everything, the fish of the sea, the beasts of the earth, the predators of the land and sea, and the cattle pray that blessings come upon them.
· Knowledge enlivens the heart against ignorance, illuminates the eyes against darkness, and strengthens the body.
· It transports the servants to the mansions of the select and the righteous and to the highest ranks in the world and in the Hereafter.
· Contemplating it is equivalent to fasting, and reviewing it is equivalent to the Night Prayer vigil.
· With it, kinship is united and the lawful is distinguished from the unlawful.
· Knowledge is an imam which leads to righteous actions.
· It is craved by the people destined for Paradise and shunned by people destined for Hell.