I couldn’t help but share these beautiful statements from past scholars directed towards the student of Qur’an. This is actually a chapter from my upcoming translation of Asbaab al-Mu’eena ‘ala hifdh al-Qur’an.
Imam al-Aajuri (rahimahullah) says in his book Akhlaq Ahl al-Qur’aan:
“The first thing that he (the student of Qur’an) must do is utilise the taqwa of Allah in secrecy and in openness by developing wara’ (piety) in his eating and drinking, in his sense of dress and in his home, with insight of his era and the fasaad (sins and evil) of his people so that he is cautious against them with regards to his Deen. He is highly devoted over his state of affairs and deeply concerned with correcting what has become corrupt in his matters. He guards his tongue and yet is distinguished by his speech.”
“If he studies the Qur’aan then he does so with complete understanding and intellect. What concerns him is fully comprehending that which Allah has made mandatory on him to follow and adhere to, and desisting from what He `azza wa jall has forbid him from. His concern is not ‘when will I finish the Qur’aan?’ But rather his deep concern is ‘when will I be fully content with Allah and independent of other than Him?’ ‘When will I be from the Muttaqeen? When will I be from the Muhsineen? When will I be from the Mutawakkileen (relying only on Allah)? When will I be from the Khashi’een (humbled to Allah)? When will I be from the Sabireen (patient)? When will I be from the Sadiqeen (truthful)? When will I be from the Kha’ifeen (fearful)? When will I be from the Raajeen (hopeful)? When will I become ascetic in this world? When will I yearn for the Hereafter? When will I repent from sins? When will I recognise the successive blessings of Allah? When will I thank Him for it? When will I deeply understand the public address from Allah (i.e. this Qur’aan)? When will I sincerely comprehend what I’m reciting? When will I overcome my soul’s desires? When will I strive for Allah with a true striving? When will I guard my tongue? When will I lower my gaze? When will I protect my chastity and when will I have hayaa’ (modesty/shyness) of Allah with a true and honest hayaa’? [1]
Fudhayl ibn ‘Iyaadh (rahimahullah) is also reported to say,
“It is not for the carrier of Qur’aan to have a need of anyone from the creation but it should be such that the creation has a need of him. The carrier of Qur’aan is the carrier of the Flag of Islam, it does not befit him that he should indulge in nonsense speech with those who do so, nor should he be so forgetful with those who forget nor should he waste time in play with those who waste time in play.” [2]
Abu Musa al-Ash’ari (radhiallahu `anhu) gathered all those who had recited (memorised) Qur’aan – and they numbered near to three hundred –he then began to exalt the Qur’aan, saying:
“Indeed this Qur’aan is enough of a store and reserve for you, and yet it is enough of a burden over you. So follow the Qur’aan and do not make the Qur’aan follow you. Surely whoever follows the Qur’aan, it leads him to the gardens of Paradise and whoever makes the Qur’aan follow him, it drives him by the neck and hurls him into the Fire.” [3]
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References:
[1] Akhlaq Ahl al-Qur’aan (pg. 79)
[2] Reported by al-Aajuri (37) and Abu Nu’aym (8/92)
[3] Reported by al-Darimi
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The carrier of Qur’aan is the carrier of the Flag of Islam, it does not befit him that he should indulge in nonsense speech with those who do so, nor should he be so forgetful with those who forget nor should he waste time in play with those who waste time in play.”
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Ma sha Allaah, some good words of advice. Baarak Allaahu feek.
May Allaah help us to act upon this advice and not be of those who are heedless.
Jazaaki Allaahu khayr.
the pics r soo cool at times i forget 2 read the text. =)
Ameen, wa iyyakum
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SubhanaAllah!
Umm Raiyaan! Masha’Allah very nice to see you on here – jazakillahu khayran for your email sis. I hope everything goes well for you bi’ithnillah 🙂
nice mash Allah jazakillahukhayr ukhtee , may Allah (SWT) make fajr & Umm Kalthoom among them Ameen.
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MashaAllah, jazaakillah Khairan sister for posting these beautiful words of advice.
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Jazakillahukhayra. Just wanted to give a heads up as well, Akhlaq hamalatul-Qur’an wa ahlihi (The Characteristics of the Bearers and People of Qur’an) – by Al Ajurri d.360 (rahimhullah) is translated by Usama Hasan and available.
Can get your copy here:
http://www.alquransociety.org/vmchk/books/people-of-the-qur-an/detailed-product-flyer.html
It’s absolutely amazing. Deep reflections, and always so many gems. Definitely a must.
Also, Al-Tibyan fi adab hamalat al Qur’an by Al Nawawi d.676 (rahimahullah) also available, translated by Musa Furber. Masha’aAllah professional translation for the most part. One can benefit from it with the exception of certain tangents here and there. I’d recommend getting it as well.
Just recently have been looking at and compiling all the different books of Etiquettes of student of knowledge, as well as books of Akhlaq of Carriers of Knowledge or of the Qur’an, to go through and list.
Would you recommend anything else, in particular works that may not be so know and readily available (e.g. not the famous works by Shaykh Bakr abu zayd, ibn baz, ibn al ‘utheimeen, muhammad mukhtar, raslan, etc. – rahimahumullah)? Arabic or English is fine insha’Allah.
Barakallahu feek AbdulHasib, I’m not always up-to-date with the latest translations!
Alhamdulillah, it’s good to see more books on ‘uloom al-Qur’an being translated, I believe this is one field that has been neglected for most of the part by Muslims living in the West. I don’t really know many English books that deal with this science and the best work I’ve seen in english would be Yasir Qadhi’s book ‘Introduction to the Sciences of the Qur’an.’
As for other books in Arabic, check out the khazanat al-kutub (shamela books), it has many good works stored there, the ‘Fadha’il al-Qur’an’ works as well as most of the books that dig into the actual Science e.g. Ahkam, Asbab al-Nuzool, Asrar wal-Balagha. Excellent stuff:
http://www.islamport.com/isp_eBooks/qur/
You can also browse through the ‘Uloom al-Qur’an section on any online Arabic makataba (check the links on the right) and you’ll find loads of classical and contemporary works – there’s so much out there subhanallah.
May Allah allow us to fully benefit from the ‘ilm that surrounds us. Ameen
The translation of Akhlaq Hamalah al Qur’an wa Ahlih seems to be available here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/22396308/The-Character-of-the-People-of-the-Quran
Salaam, where can I get the translated version of Akhlaq Hamalah al Qur’an wa Ahlih to buy? I cannot find it anywhere! I’ve tried Kitaabun, it’s not there either. Any help would be good, jazakaAllahkhayr.