Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality
Adab (respect and etiquette) is the secret to success and progress. The amount of progress that a person will make in his life is proportionate to the amount of adab that he possesses.
It is imperative for one to learn the aadaab (etiquettes) when dealing with people – especially one’s elders – in order for one to benefit from them and to ensure that one does not cause them any inconvenience at any time.
Our pious predecessors were perfect examples for us to emulate in order to inculcate adab in our lives.
The Taabi’een (rahimahumullah) remained in the company of the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) , benefiting from them and acquiring from them the true knowledge and spirit of Deen. They remained committed to their teachings for such a lengthy period until the colour of the sunnah had completely rubbed onto them and permeated their entire lives.
The Adab of Imaam Abu Hanifah (rahimahullah)
Imaam Abu Hanifah (rahimahullah) once mentioned, “I never stretched my feet in the direction of the house of my ustaad, Hammaad bin Sulaimaan (rahimahullah), out of respect for him, despite his house being seven streets away.”[1]
The Adab of Imaam Shaafi’ee (rahimahullah)
Imaam Shaafi’ee (rahimahullah) had mentioned, “When I had come to Madinah Tayyibah, I observed the great respect and honour that Imaam Maalik (rahimahullah) would show to ilm. On seeing his high level of respect and honour for ilm, I also began to show more importance and respect to ilm. My condition was such that when I would be seated in the gathering of Imaam Maalik (rahimahullah) and I needed to turn the pages of my kitaab, I would ensure that I turned them very softly, out of awe for Imaam Maalik (rahimahullah), so that he would not hear the sound of the page turning.”[2]
[1] عقود الجمان صـ ٢٩٣
[2] مناقب الشافعي ٢/١٤٤
