10 Points on Adab & Ilm

10 Points on Adab & Ilm

By Rehan Mirza

  1. Niyyah – your intention matters (please Allah)
  2. You are a student/seeker of knowledge –  hadith of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) narrated by Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him)
    • Angels lower their wings
    • Creation remembers you
  3. Adab : Ihsan
    • Your moral etiquette should be excellent…for Allah, who is All-aware
    • For yourself, because you’re worth it.
  4. Adab with teachers/elders
    • They give you the most valuable thing, their time
    • They have experiences beyond your imagination
    • They are walking in the footsteps of the Prophet (peace be upon him)
  5. Adab with the Masjid – it’s the most beloved place to Allah
    • It is protected by the Sacred Law from the earth to the heavens
  6. Adab with one another
    • You are all students of knowledge – each walking towards Allah with honor
    • Don’t get in each other’s way and don’t disturb the path of your peers
  7. Have great goals = Himma Aaliyah
    • Be like other noble youth, the grandchildren of the Prophet (peace be upon him) Hasan and Husain (may Allah be pleased with them) and other young sahaba who became great adults
  8. Once you have understood these things it becomes a responsibility to uphold, to live by
  9. By having adab and seeking ilm you become part of an unbroken chain, a sanad
    • Noble men and women you have done this since the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him)
  10. Always make dua to Allah to give you these qualities and to protect them in you.
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