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Ferrari1981
07-20-2006, 11:10 PM
Salaam Peeps

Hey all..!

Just wondering what level of education and future careers you all intereted in!!!

I'm currently a full-time Masters student studying MSc E-Commerce and Logistic at a Birmingham Univesity (UK), also a part-time Admin Assistant!!!

Also in the process of starting my own online Islamic arts and crafts business cant wait starts in September 2006!

What about you guys...!?

Ma'aslaama

38khadj
07-23-2006, 09:50 PM
May Allahs Peace and Blessing be upon You
I believe the best form of education is following the commandments of Allah and the beloved ways of our Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him)
Every other knowledge is just a art, phd ect has no weight in the eyes of Allah one must keep it as an nesccessity. The knowledge that is important is the one that only gets us closer to Allah SWT. Our Prophet Mohammad peace be upon him could not read or write, yet he was the greatest Prophet and the best of all men. What a great example he set to his companions and the people after him.
Our purpose in this life is preparing for death, so one should use his gifts and interlect which Allah has bestowed upon him to benefit him. If one is not doing this then he or she are wasting their time.

May Allah give us the ablity to use our time correctly Inshallah.

Mabsoot
07-23-2006, 10:19 PM
May Allahs Peace and Blessing be upon You
I believe the best form of education is following the commandments of Allah and the beloved ways of our Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him)
Every other knowledge is just a art, phd ect has no weight in the eyes of Allah one must keep it as an nesccessity. The knowledge that is important is the one that only gets us closer to Allah SWT. Our Prophet Mohammad peace be upon him could not read or write, yet he was the greatest Prophet and the best of all men. What a great example he set to his companions and the people after him.
Our purpose in this life is preparing for death, so one should use his gifts and interlect which Allah has bestowed upon him to benefit him. If one is not doing this then he or she are wasting their time.

May Allah give us the ablity to use our time correctly Inshallah.

:salam2: I believe that yes, gaining the accurate Islamic knowledge is important and comes before everything. I can understand it is a priority, and often people leave this out of their thoughts.

However, gaining knowledge about the world is also very important for Muslims. This is a necessity in order to help the Ummah move forward and become advanced in other fields..

It is very important for all Muslims to study well in fields such as medicine and engineering etc. These things can have weight on the scales of akhirah, if Muslims use them to aid the Ummah. Such as giving medical aid to the poor people, engineering a building or a bridge etc. There is a reward for that.

The only problem can be when people simply devote all their attention to striving for the Duniya without thinking about the Akhirah.

Mabsoot
07-23-2006, 10:20 PM
Im going to be graduating soon in Computer Science. inshaallah

Andalusian
07-23-2006, 10:45 PM
:salam2:
I am student in the 3rd Cycle.

Andalusian
07-23-2006, 10:52 PM
:salam2: I believe that yes, gaining the accurate Islamic knowledge is important and comes before everything. I can understand it is a priority, and often people leave this out of their thoughts.

However, gaining knowledge about the world is also very important for Muslims. This is a necessity in order to help the Ummah move forward and become advanced in other fields..

It is very important for all Muslims to study well in fields such as medicine and engineering etc. These things can have weight on the scales of akhirah, if Muslims use them to aid the Ummah. Such as giving medical aid to the poor people, engineering a building or a bridge etc. There is a reward for that.

The only problem can be when people simply devote all their attention to striving for the Duniya without thinking about the Akhirah.


:salam2:
If only rich and wealthy muslim give Charity and ZAKAT (i don't mean ZAKAT that we give in Ramadan but the one that muslim who has a stable sum of money across a year and must give 2,5% from it) that Allah asks them, at least it will be less people who need to eat etc.

Mabsoot
07-23-2006, 10:55 PM
:salam2:
If only rich and wealthy muslim give Charity and ZAKAT (i don't mean ZAKAT that we give in Ramadan but the one that muslim who has a stable sum of money across a year and must give 2,5% from it) that Allah asks them, at least it will be less people who need to eat etc.

:wasalam: yeah, and the Zakat is minimum, wealthy Muslims need to do a lot more.... inshaAllah. Like the late Rafiq Hariri, rahimahullah, he spent a lot of money on different charities, there were many family's who he helped by sending them food every week and he supported students, including Islamic schools and universities. The amazing thing is, he never boasted about it or advertised what he did. A lot of the things we only found out after he died.. subhanAllah. Allah yer7amuh

Wasalam.

Beko29
07-23-2006, 11:08 PM
:salam2:

Im a socialworker, i work whit young criminal boys in the age of 15-19. unforten many of them are moslims.
I always juse ISLAM in my work, when i speak and give advise to them.

:wasalam:

38khadj
07-24-2006, 02:19 PM
As salaam Mo Alikum
Quite right, what you say but if we look at the condition of our muslims today, the people who are educated how many actually help the uninterlectual. The people who are strong how many of them do help the weak?
The people who have knowledge of Islam how many do help the ignorant?
The people who are rich how many help the poor?
Mankind will always look and say he is doing something good, but we will get lost on the way, power, pride, lack of sincerety to Allah.
Can a man stay dry when walking on water?

What you say is right, but the Prophet Mohammad SAW is the best.
Knowledge is our weapon, not our fists. If not used properly we harm the Ummah of our beloved Mohammad SAW.

Wasalaam

Umm Aysha
07-24-2006, 02:41 PM
Asalaam alaykum

I work part tym in call centre...
I have applied for job with the council, insha-allah if allah swt wills i wil get the job..

The spare time i have i learn about my deen, this brings me closer to allah swt and gives me peace.
I would like to go on umrah or hajj, is there dua i can read??? We was supposed to go this year with my brother and sister in law but they have little boy, and wana wait til he bit bigger. So we not going now...If any1 knows a dua, let me no plz..

jazakallah khayr

W/salaam

ashah
07-25-2006, 07:30 AM
May Allahs Peace and Blessing be upon You
I believe the best form of education is following the commandments of Allah and the beloved ways of our Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him)
Every other knowledge is just a art, phd ect has no weight in the eyes of Allah one must keep it as an nesccessity. The knowledge that is important is the one that only gets us closer to Allah SWT. Our Prophet Mohammad peace be upon him could not read or write, yet he was the greatest Prophet and the best of all men. What a great example he set to his companions and the people after him.
Our purpose in this life is preparing for death, so one should use his gifts and interlect which Allah has bestowed upon him to benefit him. If one is not doing this then he or she are wasting their time.

May Allah give us the ablity to use our time correctly Inshallah.

I am agree with Mabsoot

Manuela
07-27-2006, 08:17 PM
bismillahi rahmani rahim

salam aleikum wr wb

for me, i have to say that i do both. first after my school i made an education and now i work and study, too. sometimes it's hard, because i have a full time job in which i nearly work 190h during a month, but i love it.
i guess i whould not now what to do with all my freetime.

but there is one bad thing: i study international management because i started during august last year. but since my convertion it is very important for me to study the islam and arabic. maybe later i am able to do it also. for now i use nearly all my freetime to look videos about islam and read about it.

it doesn't matter if you go to school or if you work. the only education which is really important is your knowlege about the islam.

may allah guide you all
wa aleikum wa salam

Umm Aysha
07-27-2006, 08:47 PM
Asalaam Alaykum

'it doesn't matter if you go to school or if you work. the only education which is really important is your knowlege about the islam'.

Sister i agree with u, learning about your deen is important for this life and the next...

Insha-allah allah swt keeps us on the siratul mustaqeen...

W/salaam

Beko29
07-27-2006, 10:05 PM
:salam2:

i also agree whit u sisters


:wasalam:

Salah eddine
07-28-2006, 01:51 AM
:salam2:
I entirely agree with u saying that we should both have an islamic and "life" knowledge if I can say
I also think that get the "life" knowledge as engineering medecine management and all this fields and to have muslims who are the best will allow to all muslim community to improve their status in the world and to be seen as people with camels traveling in the desert or as people with no hops in the life
we have a lot of capacities young mislims are clever and are able to learn and to lead and thanks ALLAH we see that wherever we go. I've been in US,France and morocco and muslim community is rich of these capacities.

So please every body don't neglect this knowledge and try to make it on an islamic way respecting quran and sunnah.

now I'm an engineer student in electronics I try to get all the knowledge that I need to help muslim community and all the human being.
May ALLAH helps us.

wa sallam

tour brother yaseen :bananabb2in:

Abu.Amirah
07-28-2006, 07:20 AM
:salam2:

Brothers and Sisters I also went to school and now am working too...Though I didnt go to University but still Allah gave me a good Job and I can survive in this world.
ILM (Knowledge) is very important and to know our Rabb is more important than all but we also need to know ILM for the world so that we might protect ourselves.
I feel bad that most of our sisters are not going further for studies and parents stop them when it comes to Education.One reason is that when my wife was about to give birth there was no Muslim lady doctor round as this is not an islamic country and I was forced to agree with the male doctor to take care of my wife.This is what we need to think about also.I didnt like it but I had no option to save my wife and my kid.So its important too for us to learn about this world because the more we discover in this world :subhanallah: we are sure of how Our Rabb created this world and be aware of His knowledge and thank Him.

Please correct me if i say anythig wrong,am not perfect.Allah is all knowing!

Jazakallahu kheir!!

abdulrahman4u
07-28-2006, 11:14 AM
assalamlikum this is abdulrahman iam frm india and iam doing a bachlors degree in physiotherapy and looking foreward for my masters if by any way iam can help others i will be pleased to do so

CuriousAboutIslam
07-28-2006, 05:26 PM
Allah's Peace be with You All,

I think education, particularly higher education such as university, is very important even though it does hold a controversial status because of the mixing of genders it involves. Univeristy gives people opportunities to talk and share thier Deen with other people unlike at work where there are policies and restrictions on talking about religion.

These times also bring together divided people even of the same faith and help them to work together and learn of each other's knowledge of thier faith.

Personally, i feel that if i did not go to university and meet muslim people, and there were no opportunities for them to share thier Deen with me, then i may never have discovered the path which Allah SWT has set forth for me and seeked-out His Truth and the Beauty of His religion. Also, if I had not learnt to read and write I would never have been able to read about His Glory, never been able to learn how to live my life in the best and Right way and never been able to read the insightful articles on this website! So everyday I am so thankful for education and I pray that what i have now learnt at university and in my academic life, I can bring into my work when Inshallah i graduate!

Also, as one of the other posts was saying about female doctors - I agree that the need for women to go into higher education needs to be emphasised so that women can have the choice of being able to see women doctors and other professions whom they may need. Assalamu Alaykum

3assal
07-29-2006, 06:37 PM
I feel education is very important in the world we live today. My family is from Lebanon, but we have lived in different countries all our lives. In these places if you dont have college degree or higher it is very difficult for you to find a job to support your family.

I understand what some of you are saying as far as having knowledge of Islam, but this is where we must create a balance. We must learn for our future careers, but we must also prepare ourselves for the hereafter. Allah (swt) is the only one who knows where our lives lead us, when will it end, and we must be ready for this.

Btw, I am an english/education major. I will graduate next year inshAllah :)

3assal
07-29-2006, 06:42 PM
:wasalam: yeah, and the Zakat is minimum, wealthy Muslims need to do a lot more.... inshaAllah. Like the late Rafiq Hariri, rahimahullah, he spent a lot of money on different charities, there were many family's who he helped by sending them food every week and he supported students, including Islamic schools and universities. The amazing thing is, he never boasted about it or advertised what he did. A lot of the things we only found out after he died.. subhanAllah. Allah yer7amuh

Wasalam.


Allah yer7amu, he was a great person. He helped many people get housing, food, and education! :ma: inshAllah he will be rewarded!

Slave Of Ar-Ra7MaN
07-29-2006, 07:06 PM
salaamz bro N sister In ISLAM,
As i can c what u guys wrote wooooooooooow Masha'ALLAH...i'm afraid if u guys laugh @ me after i tell u:(
I'm a senior ( 11th grade ) In a High School but alhamdulilah i also study by reading some Islamic articles N listening some Lectures of Bro Anwar Al-Awlaki N Bilal Philiphs N other brothers as well:)
wassalaam

3ashah
07-29-2006, 07:11 PM
why laughing at u sis slave?... hmm u know me too that i'm junior or 12th grade:) so there is no need to be shy sis
i also study my religion by going to Quran Madarasa on Saturdays and Sundays alhamdulilah
wasalamu aleykum

Slave Of Ar-Ra7MaN
07-29-2006, 09:58 PM
why laughing at u sis slave?... hmm u know me too that i'm junior or 12th grade:) so there is no need to be shy sis
i also study my religion by going to Quran Madarasa on Saturdays and Sundays alhamdulilah
wasalamu aleykum
salaam sis,
ok, jazaka'ALLAHU khair Wa Baraka'ALLAHU Feek sis NICE ( 3ashah ) 4 ur encouraging:)
May ALLAH have his mercy on u N all da Muslimeen 4ever-Ameen
wassalam
ur sister

3assal
07-30-2006, 12:52 AM
salaamz bro N sister In ISLAM,
As i can c what u guys wrote wooooooooooow Masha'ALLAH...i'm afraid if u guys laugh @ me after i tell u:(
I'm a senior ( 11th grade ) In a High School but alhamdulilah i also study by reading some Islamic articles N listening some Lectures of Bro Anwar Al-Awlaki N Bilal Philiphs N other brothers as well:)
wassalaam

Why would we laugh? we have all been in 11th grade at some point in our lives. We cannot jump directly to college, you need a foundation to get there :) good luck in your studies sis :)

:salam2:

B.H.
07-30-2006, 02:46 AM
I have a Bachelors Degree in History plus some graduate credit in History and Childhood Education behind me.

I agree that ultimately it is ones knowledge of Allah and Islam that is most important in the long run, but it is good to go and educate yourself, and through formal schooling at that.

I have an uncle who has read hundreds of books on World War Two because he just loves the subject. He also has subscriptions to most of the reputable military history magazines I believe.

Even though he knows more than I do, who studied World War Two as an undergraduate and graduate, who is going to get the teaching job? Me because I had the degree.

I will freely admit that anything I have learned in school one could learn on their own, and even excel what I have done if they have the self discipline to do it (which even then would not be too hard), but employers are going to require the degree because it is company policy or the law of the land dictates you have to have the degree.

I also agree that a lot of education is hype more than substance in some cases i.e. putting on a show.

If you have not gone to school or are not able to, don't let people look down on you for it---my uncle knows a lot more than I do about World War Two and he is a mechanic making more money than I am on top of that. However, there is the practical side you have to consider which is that often times you may know something but if you don't have the degree you won't get the job. Also, while my uncle is doing well right now his job is hard on his body having to lift heavy things and work in the heat all day for 12 or 14 hours.

Funny thing too---you can get so well educated that no one will hire you for certain jobs. I tried teaching school but quite because of the severe discipline problems in our public schools. I have applied for all sorts of positions that pay fairly well that I could do only to be told I am overqualified. Seems my nerdy little self got myself in a fix of a mess.

cpeloewetse
07-30-2006, 02:53 AM
I studied Interior design 2 years in college. At the moment I am looking for a job, in that field, or Teaching if Allah wills. InshaAllah I will find something soon.

B.H.
07-30-2006, 02:57 AM
salaamz bro N sister In ISLAM,
As i can c what u guys wrote wooooooooooow Masha'ALLAH...i'm afraid if u guys laugh @ me after i tell u:(
I'm a senior ( 11th grade ) In a High School but alhamdulilah i also study by reading some Islamic articles N listening some Lectures of Bro Anwar Al-Awlaki N Bilal Philiphs N other brothers as well:)
wassalaam

That's nothing to be ashamed of. Be the best high school student you can be and remember we are a little farther ahead simply because we are a little older, but not anyway better than you in Allah's sight.

B.H.
07-30-2006, 03:05 AM
As salaam Mo Alikum
Quite right, what you say but if we look at the condition of our muslims today, the people who are educated how many actually help the uninterlectual. The people who are strong how many of them do help the weak?
The people who have knowledge of Islam how many do help the ignorant?
The people who are rich how many help the poor?
Mankind will always look and say he is doing something good, but we will get lost on the way, power, pride, lack of sincerety to Allah.
Can a man stay dry when walking on water?

What you say is right, but the Prophet Mohammad SAW is the best.
Knowledge is our weapon, not our fists. If not used properly we harm the Ummah of our beloved Mohammad SAW.

Wasalaam


I live in Texas, one of the states in the United States of America and am a new convert to Islam. Around where I live only around 10% of the population has a four year college degree or higher. My Bachelors Degree and 12/15 hours towards a Masters puts me in the higher echelon as far as schooling is concerned. However, who would someone rather come to for instruction about Islam? Me or a brother or sister who never went to college but knows the Holy Quran by heart as well as much Arabic?

If they are wise they will go to the brother who knows his Quran and pay no respect to my education.

muslimlady
08-03-2006, 05:33 PM
I just read this today. Regroup people. Hence we should ask ourselves, What ARE the commandments of Allah subhanataala and what are the ways of our Prophet Mohammad peace be upon him......
If Islam is indeed a way of life,logically it encompasses everything does it not? Hence the need for doctors, engineers, tradesmen, retailers, farmers, shepherds and the list goes on.
It would be very short sighted for us to even consider that Phd and the likes has no weight in the eyes of Allah subhanawataala.
Our prophet Muhammad peace be upon him was a shepherd and thereafter a trader. Salman al farisy was an engineer, hence the battle of Khandak was named after Salman suggested that deep drains be dugged to prevent the enemies from coming in. The mosques, orphanages, hospitals, libraries, schools designed, financed and built are amal jariah; that is, perpetual reward for those involved for the duration of its life.
It is not just an art people. It is our means to an end really. A means to please Allah subhanawataala.
May Allah subhanawataala forgive me if I have erred.
Only Allah subhanawataala knows.


May Allahs Peace and Blessing be upon You
I believe the best form of education is following the commandments of Allah and the beloved ways of our Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him)
Every other knowledge is just a art, phd ect has no weight in the eyes of Allah one must keep it as an nesccessity. The knowledge that is important is the one that only gets us closer to Allah SWT. Our Prophet Mohammad peace be upon him could not read or write, yet he was the greatest Prophet and the best of all men. What a great example he set to his companions and the people after him.
Our purpose in this life is preparing for death, so one should use his gifts and interlect which Allah has bestowed upon him to benefit him. If one is not doing this then he or she are wasting their time.

May Allah give us the ablity to use our time correctly Inshallah.

Karima
08-03-2006, 07:13 PM
Alhamdulillah
brother yaseem...and to the rest on this thread.....

Combining Islam with working and being an example for all to see can be good for the works of Allah to filter through you!

The initial statement of this Thread was to 'kindly' know what we are all doing with our lives. No one is better than the other. We are sharing where we are on our lifelong journey towards Paradise and to please Allah.

Among being a former teacher with an Elementary Ed Degree, I have accomplished musical abilities, and to be honest, the most humbling thing that I do now, is take care of the beautiful horses that I own, and ducks that roam the property Allah has blessed me with, not only that, but replenish the duck food that the nightly deer come to feed on. I take pleasure in mowing the grass that the rains have graciously helped to grow....and the list goes on.

Most of all, I begin my day with the first prayer, and then walk outside to the nature of Allah, to begin feeding the animals, and then come back inside to search for a continuation of a yearning for knowledge of Islam which never dries out.

Doing my BEST in whatever task I have to undertake is what is important for me. Helping others comes naturally for me, and alhamdulillah, and many thanks for the muslims who have shown me this in their daily lives.

Reading the Qur'an is the best book I can put my eyes into. Knitting while visiting with muslima friends is a pleasant way to spend my time.

henna
08-03-2006, 08:01 PM
salams,
lucky u, i am stuck just about to go to year ten and listen to all the boring lectures that await, can life get any boring. just cant wait to get out inshahallah.
wish u the best in future.
salams.

Hasib
08-04-2006, 07:38 PM
:salam2:
first of all I am a university student studing computer science.
I plan to study the worldly knowledge as well as the islamic knowledge. this is because I believe that this world is from Allah as He has created every thing that we see and cant see. Thus more knowledge about the world will help us understand the greatness of Allah but we should know our priorities (the importance of the knowledge of deen).

I also should mention that if the organisers had no knowledge of computing they would not have come up with this site. So, for that we should all thank Allah for what knowledge we get and use them responsibly.

Back to the my studies. I plan to study as much as Allah allows and then return to my country, Bangladesh (if Allah wills), where I will work and live an islamic life incha-allah :bananabb2in:

:wasalam:

samshki
08-04-2006, 08:44 PM
I'm doing a degree in English Literature. I've recently been worried as to how on earth an English Literature degree could be of any good to myself Islamically and to the ummah as a whole. I guess an obvious choice would be to try and get into media because there aren't many Muslims in that field, but apparently its a very competitive area and I'd love just to stay in university forever and become a lecturer. Well I'll see what happens, inshaAllah I'll be led to put my degree to good use.

anna
08-24-2006, 05:48 PM
:salam2:
i am confused whether i should do psychiatry or psychology.i am more into therapy and counselling but psychiatry ppl say has a wider scope.
i have a question for u beko29 (u av such a wonderful job) wat did u study for that.
p.s any suggestions are welcome.:salam2:

afnan
08-24-2006, 06:19 PM
:salam2:
sister dua for haj
the last ayah of surah arroom for 3 days 2100 times each day 700 times(2100/3)
:jazaak:

:salam2:
i am studying english literature n am just entered into madrassah(spiritual school):)

Destiny_Jannah
09-25-2006, 12:52 AM
I'm..studying sciences..but I won't be too specific about..and Insha'Allah..going to study medicine..so I can go...on..helping the poor in the developing world...Insha'Allah...

education is very important..is the only way we can help the Ummah..but..we should balance both education and practicing faith....we should also learn more about Islam..

stranger786
09-25-2006, 10:22 AM
We all are at important time when world is divided into two parts Muslims or Non-Muslims.The condition of Umma is very sad .We are weak in every term and that weakness cause many distruction by west against muslim countries.

The first and main reason behind this is that we forgot our teaching of Islam.We lost our dignity . Our condition is just like that we are humilated in every respect at every part of the world.Ofcourse its firstly our weakness which gave a chance to non-Muslim to invade Muslims countries both phyically and idealogically.

The sloution to this problem is that we get higher education with a good intention of serving Islam and humnity.Muslim Umma need scholars,researchers, media experts, Engineers, scientist . I am not negating the need for Islamic scholar.What I am meaning is that we need persons of all occupation with Islamic aptitude.A genius scientist without having feeling to serve Musilms society is for no use.

So I request you Brother and Sisters that just raise our kids with Islamic aptitude and then gave them excellent education.If all is done with the good intention then a good Scientist will have same reward as Muslim scholar,thats what i think.

May God give Muslim Umma pride and respect..

west
09-26-2006, 08:50 AM
Studied 1.marketing 2. Travel and Tourism 3. a list of various certificates.
Worked in various industry sectors: from banking to tiling

Am now self-employed - own an internet cafe

newusman
09-26-2006, 10:45 AM
:salam2:
Well im a full time student doing undergrad in Business Admin... im looking for work.. but no luck yet... where i live students normally dont tend to work. but i wanna get things going... I'm waiting for Allah to bless me with his bounties :) :bananabb2in:

newusman
09-26-2006, 10:51 AM
its not at all bad to gain knowledge of this dunia. infact when your knowledge will lead you to halaal means of earning which you will then spend on halaal aswell. so it makes sense. doesnt it. and plus you will be contributing towards the success of the ummah aswell (xtrmly important)...
click on the following link to get a better picture
http://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=10471&ln=eng

newusman
09-26-2006, 10:53 AM
:salam2:
sister dua for haj
the last ayah of surah arroom for 3 days 2100 times each day 700 times(2100/3)
:jazaak:

:salam2:
i am studying english literature n am just entered into madrassah(spiritual school):)


brother it would be good if you quote a hadeeth along with this. otherwise we dont know where to confirm this from or whether this is correct or not. :)

ibnAbdullah87
09-29-2006, 04:46 PM
:bismillah:

True knowledge what Allah says and what his messeger said and the narration for the sahaba. Knowledge of the religion comes before learning anything else.

Uthaam ibn Affan (radi-yallahu anhu) said: Knowledge (of the religion is better then wealth; knowledge (of the religion) protects you while you protect your wealth.

Shaykh Uthaymeen (rahima-hullaah) said There is no the doubt the more a person increases in knowledge, naturaly he increases in learning differentaiting the truth from falsehood, and the harm from the benefit, and like this he reaches a level whereby Allah bestows understanding upon him. This is because taqwa is a means for strengthening understanding, and stronger understanding assists in increasing knowledge. So you see two men memorizing an ayah for the Quran one of them can extract 3 rulings, while the other is unable to extract more then this, according to that which Allah has blessed him with understanding.

SO not everyone can be a scholar or student of knowledge but it is upon every muslim to learn the basics as best as they can like the creed, the rest of the five pillars and the arabic language but anything more then that is wajib upon a group of the muslim to do not every muslim.
:jazaak:

ibnAbdullah87
09-29-2006, 04:47 PM
:saw: :bismillah:

True knowledge what Allah says and what his messeger:saw: said and the narration for the sahaba. Knowledge of the religion comes before learning anything else.

Uthaam ibn Affan (radi-yallahu anhu) said: Knowledge (of the religion is better then wealth; knowledge (of the religion) protects you while you protect your wealth.

Shaykh Uthaymeen (rahima-hullaah) said There is no the doubt the more a person increases in knowledge, naturaly he increases in learning differentaiting the truth from falsehood, and the harm from the benefit, and like this he reaches a level whereby Allah bestows understanding upon him. This is because taqwa is a means for strengthening understanding, and stronger understanding assists in increasing knowledge. So you see two men memorizing an ayah for the Quran one of them can extract 3 rulings, while the other is unable to extract more then this, according to that which Allah has blessed him with understanding.

SO not everyone can be a scholar or student of knowledge but it is upon every muslim to learn the basics as best as they can like the creed, the rest of the five pillars and the arabic language but anything more then that is wajib upon a group of the muslim to do not every muslim.
:jazaak:

afnan
10-03-2006, 08:47 AM
brother it would be good if you quote a hadeeth along with this. otherwise we dont know where to confirm this from or whether this is correct or not. :)

it is in tafseer by ibn-e - katheer r/a
tafseer to the surah arroom

BeL@L
10-03-2006, 01:48 PM
:salam2:
i m doin studying ACCA and also doin part time job but i m looking for my own field internships or job..
inshALLAH soon i 'll get it

nisa79
10-05-2006, 12:02 PM
:bismillah:

:salam2: sister. I lived in saudia arabia for close to 4 years, and :ma:, me and my husband went on many, many umrah's, and performed one hajj as well. It was a great, great experience. My wishes for you, and all other muslim brothers and sisters, would be taht, inshallah, you all get to experience that great feeling of being in the home of allah swt (aameen).

this is the dua that will inshallah get you to mecca:

Labbaik allahumma labbaik
Labbaik laa shareeka laka labbaik
Innal hamda, wa nimata, laka wal mulk, laa shareeka lak.

Recite this dua as many times as you can, whenever you can, and inshallah, allah swt will soon answer your prayers regarding hajj, umrah.

wasalam

nisa79
10-05-2006, 12:11 PM
:bismillah:

:salam2: sister. HOpe this helps. I lived in saudia arabia for close to four years, and during that time, my husband and i performed many, many umrah's :ma:, and one hajj as well. It was a great, great feeling, being in the home of allah swt, being so close to allah. My wish for you, and all other muslim brothers and sisters is that you all get to experience that feeling, and inshallah everyone gets a chance to visit the house of allah swt someday (aameen)

Here is the dua which will help you:

Labbaik allahumma labbaik
Labbaik laa shareeka laka labbaik
Innal hamda, wa nimata, laka wal mulk, laa shareeka lak

recite this dua as many times as you can, whenever you can, and inshallah, allaw swt will surely answr your prayers.