Mohammad Awan

The quote in Arabic:

‏قال الحافظ ابن رجب رحمه الله:

(أعظم ما تحصل به محبة الله من النوافل :

تلاوة القـرآن، وخصوصا مع التدبر).

[مجموع الرسائل ٨٧/٤]

Link to the website:

http://islamicencyclopedia.org/tafsir-sura-list.php

Malik ibn Dinar رحمة الله عليه said:
For a man to leave one haram dirham, would be better for him than to give a hundred thousand dirhams in charity.
*The point is to have التقوى in all your dealings especially with regards to your wealth.

Hatim al-asam رحمة الله عليه said:

There is no one who will regret more on the day judgement than a man who taught people something beneficial but he himself did not act according to it. So the people acted on it and won but he himself was destroyed..

Some of the salaf would say:O

Whoever guards his sight (from unlawful things), would have Allah place in his vision a light (allowing him/her to distinguish between truth and falsehood)

Allah knows best.

~ It was just a few words!
Ponder over the following examples where *very few words unlocked the greatness of three great people.*
= The first:
Imam Ishaaq Ibn Raahawayh once said during a study circle of Hadith, 
“من ينشط منكم لجمع الصحيح؟” 
“Whom here is willing to take it upon himself to compile for us the authentic Hadith?”
Imam Al-Bukhari was present and said, “His words fell onto my heart”
Imagine that! It was just those words which sparked off the most beneficial Hadith project in History!
= The second:
Imam Ash-Shafi’i was most interested in poetry in the earlier parts of his life. One scholar heard him speak poetry and so he asked him, “أين أنت من الفِقه؟”

“Why don’t you focus on the study of Fiqh (jurisprudence) instead?”
This had a profound effect on Imam Ash-Shaafi’i and because of these words, he completely changed the course of his study and turned to the study of Hadith and Fiqh till he became an Imam. All of this was because of one simple encounter with a wise well-wisher. 
= The third: 
Have you heard of Imam Adh-Dhahabi? His handwriting was once spotted by Imam Al-Barzaali so he said to Adh-Dhahabi, “إنَّ خطك هذا يشبه خط المُحدِّثين” 

“Your handwriting resembles the handwriting of the scholars of Hadith” 

Imam Adh-Dhahabi said, 

فحبَّب الله لي علم الحديث 
“After hearing that, Allah placed the love of Hadith in my heart!”
You have no idea of the potential influence which your words may have on your children, students, family members or friends, even if your words are few! 
*Coupled with your sincerity and wisely tailored words of encouragement, plant the seed of inspiration within their hearts and leave it to grow. This person may develop to become the next scholar, a ground-breaking caller to Islam, the mother of the next revivalist or the founder of a revolutionary project for the Ummah.*
You may end up forgetting all about this seed. 
But this reformed individual will never forget. More importantly, Allah will never forget.

قال ابن جماعة رحمه الله:(العلم ثلاثة أشبار:

– من دخل الشبر الأول تكبر.

– ومن دخل الشبر الثاني تواضع.

– ومن دخل الشبر الثالث علم أنه لا يعلم)  

تذكرة السامع والمتكلم (ص:65)
Ibn jama’ha رحمة الله عليه said:

Knowledge has three stages:

1) the first leads one to arrogance 

2) the second leads one to humility

3) the third stage leads one to realise he does not know.