Loving Knowledge & its People
Imam Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawzeeyah as-Salafi -Rahimahullaah- said:
فمن أحب العلم وأهله…
فقد أحب ما أحب الله…
‘Whoever loved knowledge and its people…… then he has loved that which Allaah loves…..’
[Miftaah Dar as-Saa’adah 1/435]
He also said:
فمحبة العلم من علامات السعادة،
وبغض العلم من علامات الشقاوة.
‘Loving knowledge is from the signs of delight and happiness.
Hating knowledge is from the signs of wretchedness and misery.’
[Miftaah Dar as-Saa’adah 1/435]
He also said:
حب العلم وطلبه : أصل كل طاعة،
وحب الدنيا والمال وطلبه أصل كل سيئة.
‘Loving knowledge and seeking it is the foundation of every obedience ~ Loving the Duniya, wealth and seeking after it is the foundation of every evil. ’
[Miftaah Dar as-Saa’adah 1/419]