“Don’t worship Allah so He may give you. Rather, worship Him so He may be pleased. For when He is pleased, He will astonish you with His Gifts.”
By the dawn
And the ten nights
And the even and the odd
O you tranquil soul!
Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing
[al-Fajr: 1-3; 27-28]
Loftiness is attained in accordance to one’s struggles,
And whoever seeks nobility, remains vigilant by night.
Whoever wishes to achieve without due effort,
Will waste their life seeking what’s impossible.
You search for glory and yet you sleep at night,
It’s only the seeker of pearls who dives deep into the sea.
– Imam al-Shafi’i, al-Diwan
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Rawdhat al-‘Uqalaa’: Introduction
Insha’Allah, I’ll be starting on some translations from the book Rawdhat al-‘Uqalaa’ wa Nuzhat al-Fudhalaa’ by Imam Abu Hatim (Ibn Hibban), rahimahullah.
About the Imam:-
Abu Hatim, Muhammad ibn Hibbaan al-Handhali al-Tamimi al-Busti was a 3rd Century scholar originally from an area in nowadays Afghanistan. He was student of the likes of Imam al-Darimi, Ibn Khuzaymah and al-Nasa’i and his own students include al-Hakim, al-Harawi and al-Asbahani.
Ibn Hibban was from the great muhadditheen (scholars of hadeeth) of this Ummah and amongst those specialised in Jarh wa Ta’deel (critique of narrators). His books include his Sahih ‘al-Taqaseem wal-Anwaa’, and others like al-Thiqat, al-Majruhin and this book Rawdhat al-‘Uqalaa’.
He was born in 280AH and passed away 354AH, aged 74. May Allah have mercy on him and on all our scholars and reward them for all that they have left behind for this Ummah.
About the book:-
This book (‘Gardens of the Intelligent and Journeys of the Virtuous’) is essential for all students of knowledge to read and benefit from! It’s a book mainly on adab, sulook, character and etiquettes particularly for the talib (student) and muttaqi (pious), hence everyone will find in it deep lessons, benefit and rare glimpses into the lives of the righteous before us insha’Allah.