The following passage is from the introduction of Imām al-Nawawī to his juristic masterpiece, al-Majmū’:
It is authentically related from al-Shāfi’ī, may Allāh Most High have mercy on him, that he said, “I wish that the creation could have learned this knowledge without a single word of it being attributed to me.”
And he, may Allāh have mercy on him, said, “I have never disputed anyone in order to overcome him, and whenever I dispute anyone, I love that the truth should become manifest at his hands.”
And he said, “I have never spoken to anyone except that I loved that he should be granted success (tawfīq) and uprightness (sadād), that he should be aided, and that he should be in the care and protection of Allāh.”
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nasir gudal // February 7, 2007 at 4:15 pm |
indeed! masha-Allah
Salamah Bin Al Akwa' // May 21, 2007 at 5:56 pm |
Assalaamu Alaykum.
Brother, I am not much knowlegeable in this field so if you can please provide the reference to these sayings then I can translate them better in my language, urdu. Where I live, there are mostly hanafi people and you dont want to know what they have in their hearts for people who follow Quraan and Hadeeth instead of following an imaam.
Jazaakallaah.
Salamah // May 21, 2007 at 6:05 pm |
I think I missed the reference above. I was expecting the reference to be at the end. Hehehe! Anyways, Jazakallaah.
khalid // October 21, 2008 at 10:52 am |
salam i wont to be strong in islam ,i was a christian ,insha allhu am now a muslim
chaka abdulkhaleq // November 16, 2009 at 11:20 am |
How should i go about finding a person who can teach me Hadith in arabic and the language as well.My goal is to become an Imam for my community where Islam is desperately needed.