“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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In his book ‘Al-Tibyan fi Adaab Hamalat al-Qur’aan’, Imam al-Nawawi says when describing the true student of the Qur’an:
“And from the recommended etiquettes is that he (or she 🙂 ) strives with his studies at all times in which he is able (to study). He should not be satisfied with a little when he is capable of much, and he should not overburden himself in case he becomes bored or loses what he has attained – and this will differ with people and situations.
He should exert effort and make himself work hard (to attain the ‘ilm) during his free time when he is active, has strength of body and sharpness of mind… indeed ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab (ra) said “Gain understanding before gaining leadership” meaning strive hard whilst you are followers before you become leaders because truly, once you’ve become leaders who are followed, you’ll be prevented from learning and studying due to your high rank and busyness. And this is also the meaning of Imam al-Shafi’ee’s saying “Gain understanding (of the deen) before becoming a leader for when you become a leader, there will be no path to tafaqquh (gaining understanding of this Deen).”
al-Tibyan fi Adaab Hamalat al-Qur’aan
By Imam al-Nawawi
Published by Maktabat al-Safaa