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December 22
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Many people read books but when

asked to recall, they struggle to recall.
Are you one of them? Have you been
attending classes of knowledge, eager
to learn about the deen, but feel youre
not retaining anything? During the
lesson do you say to yourself theres
no way Im going to forget this point so
no need writing it down; and then a
week later you cannot recall a line of the
session you attended?
Whenever you go to a class or read a
book, or even listen to an Islamic talk on
your mp3 player, there are some
productive attitudes before studying you should try to implement. Below are just a few
attitudes one should have:
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1. Ikhlas
You need to ask yourself why am I learning or reading this book? Is it so people can
call me a knowledgeable person? Is it to win in debates? Is it to draw peoples faces
towards you? If any of thesequestions apply this is the case then you will not benefit at
all in your studies.
Ibn Masud said, Knowledge is not constant narration, rather it is a light that is placed in
the heart.
Indeed those who fear Allah are those who have knowledge.[Surah Fatir verse 28]
Sufyaan Ath-Thawree said:The excellence of knowledge is due only to the fact that it
causes a person to fear and obey Allah, otherwise it is just like anything else.
2. Intention
The very first thing one must take into consideration is that the knowledge you are
about to learn is ibadah, it is a form of private worship, an action between you and Allah
(Subhanahu wa Taala).
Sufyaan Ath-Thawree said:I have never found anything more difficult than my own
intentions.
Look at your deeds, those that are done in public and those done secretly, are your
public deeds more than your secret deeds, do you enjoy the public deeds more than
the secret? If that is the case you need to deeply look at your intention. Who are you
doing it for, the people or Allah (Subhanahu wa Taala)?
3. Taqwa
The likeness of the one who remembers his Rabb and the one who doesnt is like the
living and the dead.
The student of knowledge should begin with the Name of Allah and be aware that Allah
(Subhanahu wa Taala) is watching them. This will bring barakah to your studies
inshaAllah.
Whoever attempts to be successful in seeking knowledge while insisting upon

excessive eating, drinking, and sleeping is attempting the impossible. [Excerpts taken
from book The Manners of the Knowledge Seeker]
4. Silence
Sometimes when you learn and have studied you are tempted to make your tongue
loose, and you sometimes like to talk more than you like to listen.
Whoever believes in the last day let him say what is good or remain silent [Bukhari]
Imam Shafiee said if you wish to say something, let him think, if you conclude that there
is no harm, speak. If you conclude that your words will bring about harm, do not speak.
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Luqman (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked How did you become so wise? He
replied: I do not ask for what I dont need, and I dont speak about what does not
concern me. [Excerpts taken from book The Manners of the Knowledge Seeker]
5. Humility
Another attitude we should have is to respect our teachers and know that there is
someone always more knowledgeable than ourselves.
Imam Shafiee said,I would turn the pages of my books in front of Malik (may Allah be
pleased with him) in a very soft and quite way so that he wouldnt be bothered by noise,
out of respect for him.
Ibn Abbas: I humbled myself as a student so I became honourable as a teacher.
Conclusion
When one learns knowledge, it should humble them. If you say, I see knowledgeable people
with bad manners, what you see is mere speech that they concoct up with their tongues at
times, and reject at times with their hearts. This is not sincere knowledge that has penetrated
into their lives.
In order to be productive we need to learn manners, manners with knowledge. Abdullah ibn
Mubarak said:I spent thirty years learning manners and twenty years learning knowledge.
The next time we want to study let us see if we can have these 5 simple productive attitudes
to increase the benefits of our efforts.
About the author
Yaqub Ali is a graduate of Bsc Psychology. He is involved with youth work, and is part ofYMO
(Young Muslim Organization).
About Abu Productive
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Umm Abdullah
December 24, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Assalamoalaikum,
mashAllah excellent article, with great points. i was just saying to my
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husband that i skim read and dont really retain much of the knowledge. i
think im not active enoughi dont try enough (as with many things i do!!!!).
this article has helped me to have more of a purpose in terms of ibadah
when ever i read now mashAllah.
Alhamdullilah.
Allah reward you, esp. Productive muslim for bringing us this mashAllah
excellent website.
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Umm Abdullah
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Sabah S
Simply amazing. Just to the point. This will play a crucial role in my studies
at university, inshaAllah :)
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Friend_world333
mashallah.this would help in increasing the knowledge about islam(to

learn the ayaatsand about our life in colleges(studies)
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Hana Omar
Jazaak Allaahu khayran, this is a very good piece that is extremely

beneficial.
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hamdi
Jazakallah kher for this article. But is intention and ikhlaas the same?
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Mohammed
December 28, 2011 at 8:47 am
Niyyah(Intention), Ikhlass(sincirity), You may intend to do something but with

no ikhlas(sincirity), so that is why theirs the distinguish between the two,
wallahualam.
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Ayshajariya
January 4, 2012 at 8:33 am
mashaallaavery knowledgable
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Sanahaq
January 10, 2012 at 3:54 pm
this article is indeed a source of motivation for me in tuning my studies on

an ALLAH-oriented frequencyJazakAllah Khair for writing
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Dyana Hamka
January 28, 2012 at 9:42 pm
awsome
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Sarah
October 28, 2012 at 6:57 pm
Mashallah this is really good! we need more articles like this quite short and
to the point!!!
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Sister F
March 12, 2014 at 11:48 am
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Jazak Allah for this article. If the studying was referring to Academic studies
as well, what would you suggest in that situation?
I.e. when it comes to ikhlas
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Sema
May 19, 2014 at 6:57 pm
MashaAllah, this was very benefical!

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soraya
May 20, 2014 at 5:58 am
MashaAllah,Your website one of very best. I pleased your articles.May Allah

bless you for your sincere intentions and benefit advices ..
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zahid
May 20, 2014 at 11:24 am
Intention is niah whereas ikhlas is dedicated cause in which this case Allah
set.
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Islam & Productivity

Islam & Productivity, Topics

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Many people read books but when

Whoever attempts to be successful in seeking knowledge while insisting upon

About Abu Productive

Abu Productive is the nickname of the founder & CEO of

author, and coach dedicated to boosting productivity in the

Get practical productivity insights designed in accordance with the

Become an active member of the Productive Muslim

mashallah.this would help in increasing the knowledge about islam(to

Jazaak Allaahu khayran, this is a very good piece that is extremely

Niyyah(Intention), Ikhlass(sincirity), You may intend to do something but with

this article is indeed a source of motivation for me in tuning my studies on

MashaAllah, this was very benefical!

MashaAllah,Your website one of very best. I pleased your articles.May Allah

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