Saturday, December 17, 2005

4 Kind of Days...

Imaam Ibraheem an-Nakhaa'ee said:
"I have four kinds of days:

(1) A day when I go out and meet someone more knowledgeable than
me, so I learn from him, and that is the day of my benefit and profit.

(2) A day when I go out and meet someone less knowledgeable than
me, so I teach him, and that is the day of my reward.

(3) A day when I go out and meet someone like me and I study and
review with him
, and that is the day of my lesson.

(4) A day when I go out and meet someone below my level but he sees
himself as being above my level, so I don't talk to him, and I make that
the day for my rest."

[Jaami'u Bayaan Al-'Ilm # 878]

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