{"id":22184,"date":"2024-08-17T16:18:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T14:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/?p=22184"},"modified":"2024-11-20T07:11:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T05:11:53","slug":"the-twelve-qualities-of-the-true-ulama-second-quality-fazaail-sadaqaat-taleem-series-part-seven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/?p=22184","title":{"rendered":"The Twelve Qualities of the True Ulama &#8211; Second Quality \u2013 Fazaail Sadaqaat \u2013 Taleem Series \u2013 Part Seven"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21912\" src=\"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sadaqaat_-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sadaqaat_-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sadaqaat_-1-196x200.jpg 196w, https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sadaqaat_-1-294x300.jpg 294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n        <style>\n            #h5vp69f0d3a08ea4e {  width: 100%; }#h5vp69f0d3a08ea4e .pdp_plyr_area {  width: 100%; }        <\/style>\n        <div id=\"h5vp69f0d3a08ea4e\" class=\"pdp-wrapper pdp_initializer pdp_wrapper_default light\" data-settings=\"{&quot;options&quot;:{&quot;controls&quot;:[&quot;play&quot;,&quot;progress&quot;,&quot;current-time&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;,&quot;volume&quot;,&quot;settings&quot;,&quot;download&quot;],&quot;tooltips&quot;:{&quot;controls&quot;:true,&quot;seek&quot;:true},&quot;loop&quot;:{&quot;active&quot;:false}},&quot;infos&quot;:{&quot;share&quot;:false,&quot;shares&quot;:[&quot;facebook&quot;,&quot;twitter&quot;,&quot;linkedin&quot;,&quot;pinterest&quot;,&quot;stumbleupon&quot;,&quot;whatsapp&quot;,&quot;email&quot;],&quot;showCount&quot;:false,&quot;showLabel&quot;:false,&quot;skin&quot;:&quot;default&quot;}}\">\n                                <div id=\"\" class=\"row pdp-item pdf_player\">\n                                                <div class=\"pdp_plyr_area col-md-9\">\n                                                            <h3 title=\"The Twelve Qualities of the True Ulama - Second Quality\">The Twelve Qualities of the True Ulama - Second Quality<\/h3>\n                                                        <div class=\"audioWrapper\">\n                                <audio class=\"podcast\" playsinline>\n                                    <source src=\"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/007-The-Twelve-Qualities-of-the-True-Ulama-Second-Quality.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mp3\" \/>\n                                    Your browser does not support the audio tag.\n                                <\/audio>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"share\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n<p><strong>2. Practising on One\u2019s Knowledge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The second distinguishing characteristic of a true Alim is that there should be no contradiction between his knowledge and his actions. (Rather, he should practise what he preaches to others.) It should not be that he commands others with righteousness, but does not practice on it himself. Allah Ta\u2018ala says:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-family: quran; font-size: 16pt;\">\u0627\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0627\u06e1\u0645\u064f\u0631\u064f\u0648\u06e1\u0646\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0633\u064e \u0628\u0650\u0627\u0644\u06e1\u0628\u0650\u0631\u0651\u0650 \u0648\u064e \u062a\u064e\u0646\u06e1\u0633\u064e\u0648\u06e1\u0646\u064e \u0627\u064e\u0646\u06e1\u0641\u064f\u0633\u064e\u06a9\u064f\u0645\u06e1 \u0648\u064e \u0627\u064e\u0646\u06e1\u062a\u064f\u0645\u06e1 \u062a\u064e\u062a\u06e1\u0644\u064f\u0648\u06e1\u0646\u064e \u0627\u0644\u06e1\u06a9\u0650\u062a\u0670\u0628\u064e \u0615<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Do you command people with good deeds while you forget yourselves (i.e. you do not practise upon what you command), while you continue to recite the kitaab? (Surah Baqarah v. 44)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In another verse, Allah Ta\u2018ala says:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center; font-family: quran; font-size: 16pt;\">\u06a9\u064e\u0628\u064f\u0631\u064e\u00a0 \u0645\u064e\u0642\u06e1\u062a\u064b\u0627 \u0639\u0650\u0646\u06e1\u062f\u064e\u00a0 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u0670\u06c1\u0650\u00a0 \u0627\u064e\u0646\u06e1\u00a0 \u062a\u064e\u0642\u064f\u0648\u06e1\u0644\u064f\u0648\u06e1\u0627 \u0645\u064e\u0627\u00a0 \u0644\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u0641\u06e1\u0639\u064e\u0644\u064f\u0648\u06e1\u0646\u064e \ufd3f\u06f3\ufd3e<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>It is most hateful in the sight of Allah that you preach that which you do not practice. (Surah Saff v. 3)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hazrat Haatim Asamm (rahimahullah) says, \u201cOn the Day of Qiyaamah, no person will have more regret than the Aalim who was the means of others acquiring the knowledge of deen, which they practised upon, thereby earning eternal success, while he himself did not practise upon his knowledge and therefore failed miserably.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hazrat Ibnu Simaak (rahimahullah) says, \u201cThere are many people who remind others about Allah Ta\u2018ala, but they do not remember Him themselves; they warn others to fear Allah Ta\u2018ala, but they themselves boldly disobey Him; they assist others to acquire the special proximity of Allah Ta\u2018ala, but they themselves are far and distant from Him; they invite others to Allah, but they themselves flee from Him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Ghanam (rahimahullah) says that ten Sahaabah (radhiyallahu \u2018anhum) related to him the following Hadith, \u201cWe were once sitting in the Musjid of Quba and learning deeni knowledge when Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) came to us and said, \u2018Acquire as much knowledge as you wish, but Allah Ta\u2018ala will not reward you unless you practise upon your knowledge.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>(Fazaa\u2019il-e-Sadaqaat [English] pg. 433, [Urdu] pg. 478-479)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2. Practising on One\u2019s Knowledge The second distinguishing characteristic of a true Alim is that there should be no contradiction between his knowledge and his actions. (Rather, he should practise what he preaches to others.) It should not be that he commands others with righteousness, but does not practice on it himself. Allah Ta\u2018ala says: &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":21912,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[844,839],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-fazaail-sadaqaat","category-taleem"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22184"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22487,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22184\/revisions\/22487"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}