The quote for Day 18 of Ramadan from my
box of things to think about is:
“A person who acts without knowledge is like someone who travels
without a guide, and it is known that a person like this is more likely to be destroyed
than saved.” ~ Hassan Al-Basri (RA)
Subhan’Allah, one of the things that comes
up often in the sisters halaqah (study circle), that I occasionally go to is
the importance of knowledge about religion.
The view is that you should have sufficient knowledge to carry out your
duties as Muslim and understand where the prohibitions are. To do any good deed
you have to firstly make intention to please Allah (SW) and secondly know the
right way to carry out the deed - whether it is salah, hajj, or paying zakat.
If you do not have the knowledge, it may be that you spend your whole life spending
time and effort on doing a deed and find it is not accepted because you do it
wrong.
“Read. In the name of your Lord, who
created.” ~ Qur’an 96:1
“Allah will raise the status of the
people whom are studying and those that believes in dunya and aakhirah.” ~ Qur’an
58:11
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “For you
to go in the morning and learn a single verse from the book of Allah (SWT) is
better than you offering 100 rakat of Salaah. For you to go in the morning and
learn a single chapter of knowledge, whether it is practiced or not, is better
than offering 1000 rakat in Salaah.” (Sunan ibn Majah)
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “For him
who goes out in search of religious knowledge. Allah (SWT) shall make easy the
way to heaven.” (Muslim)
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