17 January 2012

The mother of Sufyan ath-Thawri

It is related that Wakee' ibn Al-Jarrah said, 

"One day, the mother of Sufyaan Ath-Thauree said to (young) Sufyan, 'O my son! Seek out knowledge, and I will, with my spinning wheel, provide enough for you to live on. O my son, when you have written down ten Ahaadeeth, look and see if you notice an improvement in the way you walk, in your level of patience, and in your degree of self-dignity. For if you do not see any such improvement, then know that your knowledge harms you and does not benefit you.'" 

"Biography of Sufyaan Ath-Thauree" p.21 by  Salahud-deen Abdul-Mawjood

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