Fathers for the Ummah

It is reported that Imâm Mâlik said, “I heard Rabî’ah b. Abd Al-Rahmân say, ‘The people under the care of their scholars are like children in the laps of their fathers.’”

Ibn Battah, Al-Ibânah Al-Kubrâ Vol.1 p44.

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  2. The scholar, the ruler, and your brother
  3. Four People we shouldn’t take knowledge from
  4. Ask Allah a Lasting Faith
  5. Don’t be the Fifth
  6. Food for Thought, not for Stomachs
  7. Supplication or the Sword? [oppressive rulers]

October 28, 2008

Topics: Affairs of the Ummah, knowledge

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3 Responses to “Fathers for the Ummah”

  1. Umm Hawwa Wa Hayaa on November 4, 2008 05:15

    Maasha allah! a very nice hadeeth

  2. Sajid al-Hindee on November 7, 2008 00:52

    I think it’s not a hadeeth but an athaar. AhsanAllaahu ilaykum.

  3. tawheedfirst on December 9, 2008 23:34

    SubhaanAllah, what a beautiful analogy.BarakAllahu feekum.