#students of knowledge

الِعلمُ يحتاجُ إلى تَطهير النية، مُواصَلَة، حِفظ،مُدارَسَة و تَركِ اليأس و لاكَنْ يجِبُ أن يكُونَ على طرِيقة.... خُطُوة فَخُطُوة. و من بَدَأ بلأَهَمِ ثُمَّ أعقَبَهُ بلأَهمِ فإِنَهُ يحصُل على العِلمَ ما شاءَ الله

Ibn Masood (رضي الله عنه) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “A caller from among the jinn came to me, and I went with him and recited Quran to them.” Ibn Masood (رضي الله عنه) said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ took them and showed them their footsteps and the traces of their fires. They had asked him for provision and he had prayed to Allah (سبحانه و تعالى) and told them: “You will have every bone over which the name of Allah (سبحانه و تعالى) has been mentioned; when it falls into your hands it will have plenty of meat on it. And all droppings are food for your animals.” Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Do not use them (bones and dung) to clean yourselves after relieving yourselves, for they are the food of your brothers.” [Saheeh Muslim]

This hadith proves that the jinns eat and drink and that some among them are Muslims and listen to the Quran.

Just as man is forbidden to eat meat over which the name of Allah has not been mentioned, the believing (Muslim) jinn are also forbidden to eat those bones over which the name of Allah has not been mentioned. Such things are left for the devils to eat, who are the Kuffaar among the jinn.

The devils regard food as permissible if the name of Allah has not been mentioned over it. So say “Bismillah” when beginning to eat to prevent the devils from partaking of your food.

We should realize that if we are forbidden to spoil the food of the jinn, it is a more serious sin to spoil the food of man. We should not throw food away or waste it, but ensure that it reaches the hungry.

“Also it is upon the student of knowledge to be patient. It is upon the student of knowledge to have patience upon the difficulty of seeking knowledge, and upon the lengthy time (it requires), he remains patient and treads the path of knowledge even if it’s long, and he shouldn’t give up, and he shouldn’t get bored.”

From The Angle Of The Statement Of Allaah

وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ

“As for the blessing and the favour of your Lord then proclaim it “

[93:11]

Therefore, I wanted to share that from the Blessings of Allaah upon me in my stay here in Toronto is that I was able to complete the following books with the brothers:

The Abridgement Of The Prophet’s Prayer Described [Listen / Download]

Some Of The Manners Of Teachers And Students by al-Imaam As-Sa’di [Listen / Download]

The Complete Tafsir Juz Amma [30] [Listen / Download]

The Haa’iyyah Poem in Aqeedah [Listen / Download]

The Laamiyah Poem in Aqeedah [Listen / Download]

A Note: There were a few other books likewise alhamdulilah which I was able to complete such as the book ‘usoolu thalaatha’ and ‘usoolu sittah’ and ‘kitaab adhaan’ from the book ‘min fiqh al-Imam al-Waadie’.

And from the books which we have begun here in Toronto and have not yet been completed are the following:

Explanation Of The Book “Forty Hadeeth” Of Imaam Nawawi [Listen / Download]

Explanation Of The Book Manhaj As-Saalikeen, Book Of Tahaarah [Listen / Download]

Sarf [Arabic Morphology or Verb Conjugation] Book 1

Kitaab at-Tawheed by al-Imaam Muhammad bin AbdulWahaab rahimahullah

Usoolu As-Sunnah by Al-Imaam Ahmad rahimahullah

Kashfu Shubuhaat by al-Imaam Muhammad bin AbdulWahaab rahimahullah

Tafseer Juz Tabarak

May Allaah grant us sincerity and may He bring benefit by these classes.

AbdulFattaah Bin Uthman

Abu Fajr