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Instructing the Student on How to Open

the Gates of Knowledge and Comprehension
by Muhammad ibn ash-Shaykh Alee ibn Aadam al-Ityoobee
Translated by Aboo Shaybah

A short poem containing vital guidelines for a student to follow from the onset of learning
and throughout the duration of study. (Taken from al-Fawaaid as-Samiyyah, pg.28-29)

Instructing the Student on How to Open of the Gates of Knowledge and Comprehension

[1] To anyone who desires to open the gates of knowledge

and become outstanding in comprehension:
[2] Observe Taqwaa of Allaah and adhere to the Sunan,
and remain far away from people of notoriety and turmoil.
[3] And tread, in your conduct, the course of the Salaf,
and stay away from the innovations of the Khalaf;
[4] for every good lies in following the Salaf
and every ill lies in the innovations of the Khalaf.
[5] To anyone who desires to lead others
in knowledge, spreading its good to all:
[6] Stay sincere to your Lord and set your standards high,
and you shall find yourself gifted with aptitude.
[7] The effort comes from you, and then opening the gates
comes from your Lord, the All-Acquainted Watcher, the Bestower.
[8] He promised guidance to those who strive and struggle
saying: We shall most certainly guide them, so seek direction from this.
[9] However, effort alone will be futile
if not completed by the opening from Him.
[10] Thus, may Allaah, the Most Generous, have mercy upon anyone who
in a time like this devotes himself
[11] to seeking this noble knowledge, turning away
from all distraction, and rejecting the lowly;
[12] embarking in earnest, kneeling down
before the possessors of guidance, attentively listening;
[13] writing everything that he hears,
noting all the points that which will be to his advantage;
[14] memorizing and revising what he recorded
with his esteemed, guiding peers;
[15] that is the one who will have the gates opened for him
by his Lord, who removes all barriers.
[16] We ask You, O Allaah, to bless us
with knowledge, Taqwaa, and Jannah the abode of happiness.

  
  
   
     
    
  
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Directing the Student of Hadeeth

on How to Open its Gate
by Muhammad ibn ash-Shaykh Alee ibn Aadam al-Ityoobee
Translated by Aboo Shaybah

A few lines of poetry containing some general, but important, guidelines for a student to
follow from the beginning stages of learning, as well as throughout the duration of study.
(Taken from al-Fawaaid as-Samiyyah, pg. 29)

Instructing the Student of Hadeeth on How to Open its Gate

[1] My dear one, you must know that

it is imperative in this discipline that you perfect it
[2] by regularly attending the gatherings of those who have preserved the knowledge,
respecting them, and without any disdain;
[3] memorizing, understanding, and always observing Taqwaa,
and maintaining humility towards every Muslim;
[4] revising, while understanding, with those of sound guidance,
avoiding those who are foolish and destructive.
[5] If you find none to revise with, then you must continue
poring over the statements of the well-versed scholars who preceded.
[6] Indeed, anyone who has been blessed to peruse
their words, with both memorization and comprehension
[7] shall certainly have the gates opened for him
by his Lord, who removes all barriers.
[8] We ask You, O Allaah, to allow us
to achieve our aspirations in this expansive field.

    
       
  
  
   

  





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