•Apr 13, 2021
Speaker : Ali Hammuda
In the month of ramadan the Prophet Muhammad Saw would be blessed with a nightly visit, a nightly appointment with Angel Jibreel who’d mutually study with him the Qur’an imagine Subhanallah Al Azeem what a gathering! And descibing this and its effects on the prophet (Saw) the companion abdullah ibn Abbas he said something remarkable. He said (Al Bukhari and Muslim) The Prophet SAW was the most generous of all people. (Al Bukhari and Muslim) and the most generous he would be was in the month of ramadan when Jebreel would meet him. (Al Bukhari and Muslim) He said and Angel Jibreel would meet the Prophet Saw on every night during Ramadan. And study with him the Qur’an, he said (Al Bukhari and Muslim) and when Angel Jebreel would meet him the Messenger Saw would become more generous in doing good than the blowing wind, Subhanallah Al Azeem.
What is the point of mentioning this narration? Take note of this the Greater the Dosage of Qur’an in the life of a person. The Greater the dosage of worship should be that’s what we saw of the Prophet Saw you could say the more he learned. The more he did our era is one of information. Information overload rather. Its not just a weekly friday sermon Alhamdulillah that we are blessed with. Or regular study circles in the mosque or weekend courses but even the internet that has completely removed every limitation on knowledge acquisition. Therefore there must be a recurring point in our life. Where we pause and we ask the question. My knowledge is increasing my knowledge is certainly growing but is it causing me to grow? I’ve learned something new today, what next? These are the questions that will cause our knowledge to become an argument for us on the day of judgement.
On a day when knowledge will be an argument against so many people. Abdul A’alaa Attameemi, he said amazing words take note of this, he said whoever gains knowledge that does not cause him to cry then such a person has not gained beneficial knowledge. He said this is because Allah Swt said in the Qur’an in description of the scholars may Allah make you and I from among them. He said in description of the scholars (Qur’an 17:107) He said, those who are given knowledge before it when it is recited to them they fall upon their faces in prostration. (Qur’an 17:108) and they say, glory be to Allah truly the promise of our Lord must be fulfilled Allah said (Qur’an 17:109) And they fall upon their faces weeping and the Qur’an increases them in humble submission this is the fruit of knowledge sometimes you learn something and you feel compelled just to put your face on the floor in glorification of Allah Almighty the one above. Do you feel that when you learned something new imam Ahmad he said there isn’t any Hadith that I have written or taking note of except that I first endeavor to apply its teaching see why Allah blessed him and his knowledge? We still singing in his prays today, I applied every hadith that I documented, and by the way unlike some of us Imam Ahmad had memorised hundreds of thousands of narrations and he made it effort to apply each and everyone of them. He learned for example that the prophet Saw Had Hijama cupping therapy done to him. And the he gave therapist one dinar so Imam Ahmad had cupping therapy on him. And he gave the thrapist one dinar, amazing compliance. He learned that the prophet Saw hid in a cave for 3 days during his escape from mecca to medina and so Imam Ahmad sat in a cave for 3 night as well.
A student of knowledge would spend a night with imam ahmad in his home and so Imam Ahmad place for him a container of water in his room. So that can caryy out his washing his wudu for his night prayer. When ahmad came to his room at fajr time for the dawn prayer. He notice that the water had not been moved from its place so Imam Ahmad said to him, Subhanallah! What is this? A student of knowledge who desn’t pray at night? A student of knowledge Ahmad said who doesn’t pray at night in other words? How does that work? And that is why Al hasan Al Basri he also said beautiful words, take note of of it. He said in the past when a person would start his journey of knowledge the effects of his learning would instantly start appearing upon his glances his words, his hand, his prayer, his humility, his minimalism. Allahu Akbar Brothers and sisters our knowledge is growing but are our actions growing? Sufyan Ibn Uyayna he would also say that if I if Im spending my hours during the day foolishly and im spending my night ignorantly then what is the point of this knowledge that im writing? What is the point of it? Beneficial knowledge causes a person to grow in Allah Swt eyes but it causes a person’s own eyes to see himself as something small in other words beneficial knowledge..Causes a person to cry over his weak self and to long the journey that lies a head to Allah. Beneficial knowledge pesters the beliver persistantly demanding its right of application till it is applied knowledge causes growth knowledge cause love of Allah knowledge cause lowering over the gazes knowledge cause a tangible change in our lives. Make this ramadan proof that you have understood this message my dear brother my dear sister.
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