. Rasulullaah @@ Encourages the Gatherings of Knowledge and the Sahabah @.GWj Sit in Groups

Around him ............................................................................................................................................... The Gatherings of the Sahabah Wafler the Fajr Salaah .................................................................... 247 Rasulullaah Si!s with a Gathering of the Sahabah ~.C3%3 that Included many Poor People .......... 247 ........................................ Rasulullaah @@ Prefers the Gathering of Knowledge to the Gathering of Dhikr Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari B.G and Hadhrat Umar ~ . G W j Sit One Night in a Gathering of Knowledge ... 248 The Incident of Hadhrat Jundub Bajali with Hadhrat Ubay bin Ka'b 9Wj Concerning Seeking Knowledge .. 248 Hadhrat lmraan bin Husayn 9.G 6% Narrates Ahadeeth in the Masjid of Basrah ........................................ 249 People Flock to the Door of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas !3WWj, who Taught them all Aspects of Deeni Knowledge ................................................................................................................................. Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood %G@j Praises the Gatherings of Knowledge ......................................... 250 The Statements of Hadhrat Abu Juhayfah 9 .

G and Hadhrat Abu Dardaa B.W in this Regard ........ 250 Respecting the Gatherings of Knowledge ...................................................................................................... 250 Hadhrat Sahl bin Sa'd Saa'idi BGW; Gets Angry with People who Fooled Around in his Gathering ......... 250 The Conduct Of Ulema and Students ............................................................................................................. Rasulullaah &@'s Kind Address to a Youngster who Requested Permission to Fornicate ......................... 251 Rasulullaah Repeals Himself Thrice to Make himself Understood ....................................................... 252 .... Hadhrat Aa'isha DGw Instructs Hadhrat Ibn Abi Saa'ib to hold fast to Three Factors when Teaching The Conduct of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood -j when Teaching ............................................ 252 Hadhrat Ali 3.G Describes a True Scholar ............................................................................................. 252 Rasulullaah W s Words to Hadhrat Mu'aadh bin J a b a l ~ ~ and Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari 3.W; when Dispatching them to Yemen ............................................................................................ 18 TIfE LlVES OF THE SAffABAH @%@= (Vol-3) The Statement of Hadhrat Abu Sa'eed 9 G W j Concerning the Gatherings of the Sahabah WGw and the Statement of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar S G W j Concerning the True Aalim ......................... The Statement of Hadhrat Umar SG%i3j Concerning the Conduct of an Aalim ........................................... The Statement of Hadhrat Ali 5UWj Concerning the Conduct of Students ..................... ................... . 254 The Conduct of Hadhrat Thaabit Bunaani with his Teacher Hadhrat Anas 3 G b $ j ...................... ... .... 254 The Conduct of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas 9Wj with Hadhrat Umar !$JGb%j and his Awe for him ... 254 The Awe Hadhrat Sa'eed bin Musayyib had for Hadhrat Sa'd bin Abi Waqqaas SChijj ........................

Hadhrat Jubayr bin Mut'im !3Gh3j Responds to a Question by saying, "I have no knowledge on the subject" ... 255 The Conduct of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Urnar B G w in his Teaching ....................................................... Statements of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood %GWj, Hadhrat Ali 9 . G Wj and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas 3 G W j about an Aalim Conceding that he does not know ................................................. The Conduct of Hadhrat Umar !3GWj, Hadhrat Ali ~ G i % and Hadhrat Uthrnaan 9GiiGj when Teaching .. 257 The Incident of Hadhrat Uqba bin Aarnir 3 G W j and his Tribe when they Came to Rasulullaah @$ ...... 258 The Incident of Hadhrat Uthmaan bin Abul Aas 9 G W j and his Tribe when they Came to Nabi @&$ ..... 258 Learning, Teaching and Rehearsing the Knowledge of Deen and Questions that are Appropriate and those that are Inappropriate ..................................................................................................................... The Sahabah B .

G Wj Rehearse in Rasulullaah @$@s Gathering and Ask him Questions ....................... 259 The Words of Hadhrat Fudhaala bin Ubayd B.G Wj to his Companions in this Regard .............................. Statements of Hadhrat Abu Sa'eed %W&j, Hadhrat Ali 9.GWj, Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood %V Wj and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas !&UWj Concerning Rehearsing what was Learnt ......... 260 Hadhrat Umar W3Wj asks Hadhrat Ali 9 G W j Three Question and is Overjoyed with the Replies ........ 260 Hadhrat Umar ~ U w Questions Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abhaas &BWj about the Differences Amongst the Ummah .................... .. ............................................................................................... 261 Hadhrat Umar &GWj Questions the Sahabah W G W j about a Particular verse and is Impressed by the Reply that Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas 3UE gave ................... .... ............................... 262 Hadhrat Umar ?3lWj Questions Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas 9 G W j about Some Difficulty he was Experiencing with Surah Nasr ..................... .. .............................................................................. Hadhrat Umar SUW$ and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas 3 G W j Discuss a Verse and an lncident with Hadhrat Ali WWj ............................. .. .................................................................................. Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar W%Gj Asks Hadhrat Aa'isha @B@kj About a Hadith that Hadhrat ........................................................... Abu Hurayrah S G W j Reported about Attending Funerals The Statement of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas %Gw Concerning how Few Questions the Sahabah ............

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABflH @.b @&J (Vol-3) Sahabah @Gwj .............................................................................................................................. Statements of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood B G W j , Hadhrat Hudhayfah S3JGWj and Hadhrat Umar i&X@j in this Regard ............................................................................................................... 297 The Cautiousness of Hadhrat Zaid bin Arqam and Hadhrat Baraa ~~> in this Regard .......................... 297 Hadhrat Abu Bakr %.EM, Hadhrat Umar ~.UWi>, Hadhrat Uthmaan S. G and Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Auf W%Gj Issue Fataawaa During the Time of Rasulullaah @@ .................... 297 Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari !&Gw Tells the People not to ask him Anything While Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood %W%j is Alive ................................................................................................................. 298 Those Who Issued Fataawaa during the Time of Rasulullaah @?% and the Time of the Khulafaa Raashideen . 298 The Knowledge of the Sahabah @Ew .................................................................................................... 299 The Statement of Hadhrat Abu Dharr ~ . W G concerning the Vast Knowledge of the Sahabah @@Wj The Narration of Hadhrat Amr bin Al Aas B.-> about what he Memorised from Rasulullaah @% and the Narration of Hadhrat Aa'isha LEl@Wj about the Knowledge of Hadhrat Abu Bakr ! % % @ j .......... 300 The Statements of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood WiSj and Hadhrat Hudhayfah %!d. W j About the Knowledge of Hadhrat Umar ~ .

W & .............................................................................................. 300 Rasulullaah Declares that Hadhrat Ali Smj was the most learned of the Sahabah and the statement of Hadhrat Ali ?3lG %% about his Knowledge of the Qur'aan ........................................ 301 The Knowledge of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood ~ G W + ....................................................................... 301 The Statement of Hadhrat Ali ?WWj concerning his Knowledge and the Knowledge of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari ~ ~ W j , Hadhrat Ammaar 4 ? i i j , Hadhrat Hudhayfah S.= and Hadhrat Salmaan S G W j ............................................................... 302 The Statement of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood SGWjConcerning the Knowledge of Hadhrat Mu'aadh bin Jabal %\Y'Wj ................................................................................................................................... Statements of Hadhrat Masrooq Concerning the Knowledge of the Sahabah @.- ............................... 303 The Knowledge of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas Sm ......................................................................... 304 WHAT PEOPLE SAID AT THE DEMISE OF HADHRAT ABDULLAAH BIN ABBAAS SW> ................... 306 The Knowledge of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar Sm, Hadhrat Ubaadah SC&!&j, Hadhrat Shaddaad .................................................................. bin Aws ?&U&j and Hadhrat Abu Sa'eed Khudri ?&!!3&j The Knowledge of Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah ?%Z4&!3 .................................................................................. The Knowledge of Ummul Mu'mineen Hadhrat Aa'isha @GWj ............................................................... 307 ................................................................ Those Ulema who are Attached to Allaah and those Who are Evil The Statement of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood ~~j in this Regard ................................................. The Statement of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas %lW@ Concerning the Ulema who are attached to Allaah .. 309 Statements of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood -j and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas wW Concerning Evil Ulema ............................................................................................................................ 309 The Statements of Hadhrat Abu Dharr ~Ga, Hadhrat Ka'b W.W and Hadhrat Ali B m Concerning Acquiring the Knowledge of Deen for worldly Motives ..................................................... .......................................................

What Hadhrat Umar SSWj Feared for the Ummah from Evil Ulema Hadhrat Hudhayfah !BZWi; and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood S ! . % l G k j Warn the Ulema Against Frequenting the Doors of the Rulers ........................................................................................................ 311 ............................................................................... The Disappearance and Forgetting of Deeni Knowledge 22 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @.g &%> (Vol-3) ....... What Rasulullaah @& Meant when he Stated that Deeni Knowledge will be Lifled ................... .. Statements of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood 9 G W j and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas 9C%; Concerning the Lifting of Knowledge and the Statement Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas 9. Ghs .............................................................................. made when Hadhrat Zaiti ?&U@!& passed away Propagating one's Knowledge even if One does not practise and Seeking Protection from Knowledge that ..................................... is not Beneficial ...................................... . . .......

The statement of Hadhrat Hudhayfah %LW4 Concerning Propagating Knowledge ................... .. 313 ............................................. Rasulullaah t% Seeks Protection from Knowledge that does not Benefit