dg mi By Shaykh Bakr Aboo Zayd (UU The Etiquette of Seeking Knowledge Ay hy (23) ese sto adorn oneself with beautiful etiquette, noble manners, good behaviour, and pious Ce hie ee Ta tae ar an Pen See ee lin the crown ofthe Purified Sharee al - cannot he attained Se Rea ee en een fl Coen) rere een ee the scholars devoted their attention ro this etiquette, outlined its importance and Re een ener Renee eee ec types of knowledge or to specific rypes of knowledge such as the eriquette of the Cee cnet Pee en en eee fey eer er Creo ser eee! Aree eb) © this book is the general conduct of those eens Pe ees ey Renee ean MU eM re Ceperaacene a © Seeking Knowledge ay Sie wer ae ree zrThe Etiquette of Seeking Knowledge by Shaykh Bakr Aboo Zayd ‘Translated by ‘Abu ’Abditlah Murad iba Hit Asb-Shuweikeh{SBN 1 898649 41 3 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data, ‘A catalogue record fr this book is availble fom the British Library ‘© Copyright 2000 by A-HidaayahPoblishing& Distribution All rights reserved. No part ofthis publication may be ‘reproduced in any language tored in a retrieval sytem ‘ transmined in ay form oF by any means, electronic, ‘mechanical, photocopying, recoding or otherwte with ‘ou the express permission ofthe copyrich owner ‘Typesetby: —Ab-Hidaayah Publishing and Distribution Published: Al-Hidaayah Publishing an Distribution Distbuted by: AL-Hideayah Publishing and Disrbution PO. Box 3332 Bimingham United Kingdom BIOUK ‘Tek 0121753 1889 Fax: 0121 7532422 wal hidaryah cou Contents ‘Transliteration Table 0 ‘The Translator’s Foreword ‘The Author's Foreword Chapter 1: The Etiquette of the Seeker’s Inner Self ... 1. Knowledge is worship 2. Be adherent tothe path of the Salafas-Saalih 3. Commit to fearing Allaah, the Most High 4, Continual observance [of Allaah] 5. Lower your wing and put arrogance and pride behind you... 25 6. Contentment and zwhd (Asceticism) te le 7. Adorn yourself with the splendour of knowledge 28 8. Adom [yourself] with honour 29 9. Enjoy masculine qualities. 29 10, Forsaking luxury... 30 11. To avoid the gatherings of vain sect vsvassnncoons 38 12. Avoid commotion (hayshaat) 13, Adorn [yourself] with gentleness... 14, Contemplation ...... 15. Firmness and confirmation Chapter 2: The Methodology of Seeking Knowledge 16. The methodology of seeking knowledge and its levels ...... 35 17. To acquire knowledge from the mashaa'yikh (scholars) Chapter 3: The Etiquette of the Seeker with his Shaykh ... 44 18, Considering the shaykh’s [consequent] status 19. Your capital — 0 seeker— is from your shaykh 20. The shaykh’s enthusiasm in his lessons ... 21. Writing what the shaykh says during the lesson or revision... 47 22. Acquiring knowledge from a mubtadi” (an innovator) ws... 47