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The Value of Time
The Value of Time is a collection of amazing sayings, anecdotes and wonderful stories of the scholars of the Muslim Ummah, which indicate the importance they attached to time. It is a book that will inspire the youth and the old alike to spend their time wisely, constructively and avoid wasting time. The storeis narrated, unimaginable as they may be, are not fables nor fairy tales, but are all authentic events that have been well documented and narrated by scholars themselves. The author, Shaykh Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddah, was one of the prominent scholars of the 20th Century and a veteran leader of the Islamic Movement in Syria.
The book highlights the value of time in the field of knowledge and its people
Page: 11.
Abu Yusuf Discussing a Matter of Fiqh on his Death Bed
Abu Yusuf became ill, so I went to visit him, and found him unconscious. When he regained consciousness he said to me: "O Ibrahim, what is your opinion on this matter?" I said to him: "While you are in this state?" He said: "That is fine, let us discuss it, perhaps one may be saved by it."
Then he said: "O Ibrahim which is better in the casting of stones [during pilgrimage], to do so while walking or while mounted?" I said: "Mounted." He said: "Wrong." I said:" "Walking." He said "Wrong." I said: "Say your opinion, may Allah be pleased with you." He said: "As for the case where one stops where one should make supplication, then it is better to do so while walking, but if it is elsewhere then it is better while mounted." Then I left him, and as soon as I reached the door of his house, I head crying, and he died, may Allah have mercy on him.21
Page: 44.
Imam al-Nawawi Did Not Lie down for Two Years
He is the unique Imam and Scholar of hadith, the master, Shaykh al-Islam, master of the pious ones, Muhyiddin Abu Zakariyya Yahya ibn Sharafiddin ibn Murri al-Hizami al-Hawrani al Shafi'i, the author of many beneficail books. He was born in 631 AH in Nawa, Hawran, came to Damascus in 649 AH, and lived at the Madrasah al-Rawahiyyah eating its bread. He said: "And I remained for two years without my side touching the ground." He memorized al-Tanbih in four and a half months, and read a quarter of al-Mahadhdhab in the remianing months of the year, under his shaykh, Ishaq ibn Ahmad.
Shaykh Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddah Author of: Islamic Manners
Shaykh Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddah was born in Syria in 1917. One of the outstanding Muslim scholars of the 20th century, Shaykh Abu Ghuddah was a leading scholar in the field of Hadith and the Hanafi school of Fiqh. He studied in Syria and Egypt specialising in Arabic Language, Hadith, Shari’ah and Psychology. He had many prominent teachers, amongst them Shaykh Ragib al-Tabbakh, Shaykh Ahmed ibn Muhamad al-Zaraqa, Shaykh Isa al-Bayanuni, Shaykh Ahmad al-Kurdi and the renouned Ottoman Scholar Imam al-Kawthari. He met Imam Hasan al-Banna in the 1940’s and joined the Muslim Brotherhood. On his return to Syria he became very active in his da’wah work and eventually he became the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria. He taught Usul al Fiqh, Hanafi Fiqh and Comaparative Fiqh at the University of Damascus. He also taught at the King Saud University and Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University. He was buried in al-Baqi Cemetry in Madinah in 1997.
The book highlights the value of time in the field of knowledge and its people
Page: 11.
Abu Yusuf Discussing a Matter of Fiqh on his Death Bed
Abu Yusuf became ill, so I went to visit him, and found him unconscious. When he regained consciousness he said to me: "O Ibrahim, what is your opinion on this matter?" I said to him: "While you are in this state?" He said: "That is fine, let us discuss it, perhaps one may be saved by it."
Then he said: "O Ibrahim which is better in the casting of stones [during pilgrimage], to do so while walking or while mounted?" I said: "Mounted." He said: "Wrong." I said:" "Walking." He said "Wrong." I said: "Say your opinion, may Allah be pleased with you." He said: "As for the case where one stops where one should make supplication, then it is better to do so while walking, but if it is elsewhere then it is better while mounted." Then I left him, and as soon as I reached the door of his house, I head crying, and he died, may Allah have mercy on him.21
Page: 44.
Imam al-Nawawi Did Not Lie down for Two Years
He is the unique Imam and Scholar of hadith, the master, Shaykh al-Islam, master of the pious ones, Muhyiddin Abu Zakariyya Yahya ibn Sharafiddin ibn Murri al-Hizami al-Hawrani al Shafi'i, the author of many beneficail books. He was born in 631 AH in Nawa, Hawran, came to Damascus in 649 AH, and lived at the Madrasah al-Rawahiyyah eating its bread. He said: "And I remained for two years without my side touching the ground." He memorized al-Tanbih in four and a half months, and read a quarter of al-Mahadhdhab in the remianing months of the year, under his shaykh, Ishaq ibn Ahmad.
Shaykh Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddah Author of: Islamic Manners
Shaykh Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddah was born in Syria in 1917. One of the outstanding Muslim scholars of the 20th century, Shaykh Abu Ghuddah was a leading scholar in the field of Hadith and the Hanafi school of Fiqh. He studied in Syria and Egypt specialising in Arabic Language, Hadith, Shari’ah and Psychology. He had many prominent teachers, amongst them Shaykh Ragib al-Tabbakh, Shaykh Ahmed ibn Muhamad al-Zaraqa, Shaykh Isa al-Bayanuni, Shaykh Ahmad al-Kurdi and the renouned Ottoman Scholar Imam al-Kawthari. He met Imam Hasan al-Banna in the 1940’s and joined the Muslim Brotherhood. On his return to Syria he became very active in his da’wah work and eventually he became the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria. He taught Usul al Fiqh, Hanafi Fiqh and Comaparative Fiqh at the University of Damascus. He also taught at the King Saud University and Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University. He was buried in al-Baqi Cemetry in Madinah in 1997.
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Abdul Fattah Abu Ghuddah
13 books18 followers1917-1997. Shaykh Abdul Fattah bin Muhammad bin Bashir bin Hasan Abu Ghuddah (ra) was born in the city of Aleppo in the north of Syria in the year 1917 (CE).
He studied at the Islamic Arab Institue in Aleppo, and then at the Khesrevia Madrassah (now known as Shari'ah Secondary school). He graduated in 1942. He continued his pursuit of knowledge at Al-Azhar, in Cairo, in the school of Shari'ah between 1944 and 1948 in psychology and principles of education, faculty of Arabic language, and graduated from Al-Azhar in 1950.
After he had completed his studies in Egypt, Abu Ghuddah returned to Syria in 1951 where he was chosen as the leading teacher in Islamic Education, winning first prize. He taught Islamic Studies for eleven years in Aleppo, wrote text books in this field and also taught in Madrassah Sha'baniyah, a Shari'ah school specializing in producing scholars and orators. He then transferred to the College of Shari'ah in the University of Damascus, where he taught Usul Al-Fiqh, Hanafi Fiqh and Comparative Fiqh for three years.
After that he directed the production of an Encyclopaedia on Islamic Fiqh in the College of Shari'ah in Damascus for about two years, during which he also completed a Dictionary of Fiqh Al-Muhalla of Ibn Hazm which had been started by some of his colleagues. This was produced by the University of Damascus in two large volumes.
In 1962, he was elected as a member of Parliament for Aleppo City, despite the fierce opposition he faced from other contenders. He used this position to help and promote the interests of Islam and Muslims in Syria. He was imprisoned in 1966 and spent eleven months in prison with other scholars before being released in June 1967.
After his release, he returned to Aleppo, but eventually moved to Saudi Arabia. There he taught at Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud University in Riyadh during the years 1965-1988. He also helped to develop and plan courses and programs at the University.
He was invited as a visiting Professor at Um Durman Islamic University in Sudan. He also participated in many seminars and conferences and also worked for a period in King Saud University in Riyadh.
In recognition of his scholarly achievement, Muslim scholars nominated him in 1995 for the Prize of Sultan Brunei for Islamic Studies. The prize was offered to him by the Oxford Centre for Islamic studies, in a ceremony in London attended personally by the Sultan and other dignitaries and scholars.
Abu Ghuddah passed away in the early hours of Sunday 9th Shawwal 1417 / 16th February 1997. He was buried in Jannat al-Baqi` in Madinat al-munawwara.
http://www.sunnah.org/history/Scholar...
He studied at the Islamic Arab Institue in Aleppo, and then at the Khesrevia Madrassah (now known as Shari'ah Secondary school). He graduated in 1942. He continued his pursuit of knowledge at Al-Azhar, in Cairo, in the school of Shari'ah between 1944 and 1948 in psychology and principles of education, faculty of Arabic language, and graduated from Al-Azhar in 1950.
After he had completed his studies in Egypt, Abu Ghuddah returned to Syria in 1951 where he was chosen as the leading teacher in Islamic Education, winning first prize. He taught Islamic Studies for eleven years in Aleppo, wrote text books in this field and also taught in Madrassah Sha'baniyah, a Shari'ah school specializing in producing scholars and orators. He then transferred to the College of Shari'ah in the University of Damascus, where he taught Usul Al-Fiqh, Hanafi Fiqh and Comparative Fiqh for three years.
After that he directed the production of an Encyclopaedia on Islamic Fiqh in the College of Shari'ah in Damascus for about two years, during which he also completed a Dictionary of Fiqh Al-Muhalla of Ibn Hazm which had been started by some of his colleagues. This was produced by the University of Damascus in two large volumes.
In 1962, he was elected as a member of Parliament for Aleppo City, despite the fierce opposition he faced from other contenders. He used this position to help and promote the interests of Islam and Muslims in Syria. He was imprisoned in 1966 and spent eleven months in prison with other scholars before being released in June 1967.
After his release, he returned to Aleppo, but eventually moved to Saudi Arabia. There he taught at Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud University in Riyadh during the years 1965-1988. He also helped to develop and plan courses and programs at the University.
He was invited as a visiting Professor at Um Durman Islamic University in Sudan. He also participated in many seminars and conferences and also worked for a period in King Saud University in Riyadh.
In recognition of his scholarly achievement, Muslim scholars nominated him in 1995 for the Prize of Sultan Brunei for Islamic Studies. The prize was offered to him by the Oxford Centre for Islamic studies, in a ceremony in London attended personally by the Sultan and other dignitaries and scholars.
Abu Ghuddah passed away in the early hours of Sunday 9th Shawwal 1417 / 16th February 1997. He was buried in Jannat al-Baqi` in Madinat al-munawwara.
http://www.sunnah.org/history/Scholar...
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July 15, 2024
A great read! It is definitely a must-read for every Muslim, especially scholars, readers, and writers.
March 11, 2021
In the beginning there were lots of short anecdotes on how scholars of the past spent their time. It was quite similar and repetitive in meaning but I think that’s what really helped foreground the idea of maximising every minute of time with something useful.
Overall, it was more like a reference book as opposed to a full on practical treatise.
Also, I really liked the writing style and kudos to the translator too.
Overall, it was more like a reference book as opposed to a full on practical treatise.
Also, I really liked the writing style and kudos to the translator too.
September 18, 2017
মূলত মুসলিম স্কলারদের সময়নিষ্ঠা, জ্ঞানের প্রতি নিবেদন নিয়ে লেখা। বেশ কিছু দারুণ সময়নিষ্ঠারর গল্প। মাত্র ২৪ ঘন্টার একটা দিন। এই সামান্য সময়ে যদি আমোদ-প্রমোদ, আড্ডাতেই পার করা হয় তাহলে সৃষ্টিকর্তার অনুসন্ধানের, দায়িত্ব কর্তব্য পালনের কি সময় থাকে! যারা সময়ের কাজ সময়ে করতে হিমশিম খান, টাইম শিডিউল মেইমটেইন করার মোটিভেশন খোজেন পড়ে দেখতে পারেন।
December 27, 2019
সময়ের মূল্য নিয়ে অনেক রকম উপদেশ, নির্দেশনা, অভিমত সম্পর্কে মোটামুটি আমাদের প্রত্যেকেরই জানাশোনা, পড়ালেখা করা আছে। তবে তার প্রায় সবটাই দুনিয়াবী সাফল্যের পরিপ্রেক্ষিতে। সময়ের অপচয় করলে টাকা আসবে না, বাকি দুনিয়াদারদের চেয়ে পিছিয়ে পড়তে হবে, ইত্যাদি, ইত্যাদি।
কিন্তু সময়ের গুরুত্ব আরও শত গুন বেশী হয়ে দেখা দেয় যখন আখিরাতের কথা চিন্তা করা হয়। কেননা আল্লাহ তায়ালা আমাদের দুনিয়াতে পাঠিয়েছেন এই ক্ষূদ্র জীবনকালটা যেন আমরা যথাযথ ভাবে ব্যয় করি কেবল তারই ইবাদাতে। সর্বক্ষণ তাঁরই কথা স্মরণে রেখে যেন এর প্রতিটা মুহূর্তকে কাজে লাগাই, সেই মুহূর্তের কথা স্মরণ করে, যখন সময় বলে আর কিছু থাকবে না। থাকবে কেবল আমাদের আমল আর তার ফলাফল। তাই বলাই যায় যে এই জীবন হোক বা পরকালের জীবন, সময়টাই সবকিছুর মুল।
আমরা যে কত দিক দিয়ে সময়ের অপচয় করে চলি তা খুব অল্পই অনুধাবন করতে পারি। যেনতেনভাবে দিনকাল পার করে দেই, অথচ দ্বীনি ইল্ম অর্জনের ক্ষেত্রে ও ইবাদাতের ক্ষেত্রে গড়িমসি করা শুরু করে দেই আর হাজারো অযুহাত দেখাই।
আমাদের পূর্বসূরীরা সময়ের ব্যপারে পূর্ন সজাগ ছিলেন। তাই তাদের সময়কে তারা গনিমত বলে মনে করতেন। সামান্য থেকে সামান্যতম সময়ের অপচয়কেও তারা মৃত্যুতুল্য মনে করতেন। বইটিতে সেইসকল পূর্বসূরীদের কথা তুলে আনা হয়েছে, যারা তাদের সময়কে কাজে লাগিয়ে নিজেদের জন্যে আখিরাতের পাথেয় সংগ্রহ তো যথাযথভাবে করেছেনই, সাথে দীনের এমন সব কাজ আঞ্জাম দিয়ে গেছেন যা আমাদের কাছে অসম্ভব মনে হওয়াটাই স্বাভাবিক। ত্বলিবে ইল্মদের জন্যে অসাধারণ প্রেরণাদায়ী হবে বইটি ইন শা আল্লাহ।
কিন্তু সময়ের গুরুত্ব আরও শত গুন বেশী হয়ে দেখা দেয় যখন আখিরাতের কথা চিন্তা করা হয়। কেননা আল্লাহ তায়ালা আমাদের দুনিয়াতে পাঠিয়েছেন এই ক্ষূদ্র জীবনকালটা যেন আমরা যথাযথ ভাবে ব্যয় করি কেবল তারই ইবাদাতে। সর্বক্ষণ তাঁরই কথা স্মরণে রেখে যেন এর প্রতিটা মুহূর্তকে কাজে লাগাই, সেই মুহূর্তের কথা স্মরণ করে, যখন সময় বলে আর কিছু থাকবে না। থাকবে কেবল আমাদের আমল আর তার ফলাফল। তাই বলাই যায় যে এই জীবন হোক বা পরকালের জীবন, সময়টাই সবকিছুর মুল।
আমরা যে কত দিক দিয়ে সময়ের অপচয় করে চলি তা খুব অল্পই অনুধাবন করতে পারি। যেনতেনভাবে দিনকাল পার করে দেই, অথচ দ্বীনি ইল্ম অর্জনের ক্ষেত্রে ও ইবাদাতের ক্ষেত্রে গড়িমসি করা শুরু করে দেই আর হাজারো অযুহাত দেখাই।
আমাদের পূর্বসূরীরা সময়ের ব্যপারে পূর্ন সজাগ ছিলেন। তাই তাদের সময়কে তারা গনিমত বলে মনে করতেন। সামান্য থেকে সামান্যতম সময়ের অপচয়কেও তারা মৃত্যুতুল্য মনে করতেন। বইটিতে সেইসকল পূর্বসূরীদের কথা তুলে আনা হয়েছে, যারা তাদের সময়কে কাজে লাগিয়ে নিজেদের জন্যে আখিরাতের পাথেয় সংগ্রহ তো যথাযথভাবে করেছেনই, সাথে দীনের এমন সব কাজ আঞ্জাম দিয়ে গেছেন যা আমাদের কাছে অসম্ভব মনে হওয়াটাই স্বাভাবিক। ত্বলিবে ইল্মদের জন্যে অসাধারণ প্রেরণাদায়ী হবে বইটি ইন শা আল্লাহ।
April 5, 2016
A wonderful collection of stories of scholars and how much they valued time. In an age where time is increasingly squandered, this becomes a pertinent read. Filled with inspiring accounts and pieces of advice, this book serves well as a booster for motivation. I found, however, that a lot of what is narrated in the book does not relate to the layman as much as it does for those at a higher spiritual level. From the onset, the writer explains that this is a treatise for students of sacred knowledge. This can make the book seem intense, but it does nonetheless make one wish to aspire to such a status, where one's time is fully devoted to worship.
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May 22, 2008i learned so may things frm this book the value of time
May 29, 2008
A book with incredible stories. Truly motivating and shows the value of time. Time is something that if it is lost, it can not be gained back, and it should be used in the best of ways.
November 28, 2013
It's not enough to read this book once. I am so thankful for discovering it and the stories of the pious predecessors are truly inspiring. I recommend it wholeheartedly.
May 29, 2017
Terjemahan bahasa Inggeris bagi kutayyib al-Shaykh ‘Abd al-Fattāḥ Abū Ghuddah raḥimahu l-Lāh.
August 23, 2017
Neat little compilation of quotes exemplifying the discipline and effectiveness of classical Islamic scholars with specific regards to their time management
February 4, 2022
Always a masterpiece book!
November 15, 2024
A beautiful read filled with stories and incidents of our pious predecessors, narrating to us how efficiently they spent their time and how their devotion and love for Allah was a means of their time being spent in the best way possible
It also helps one to navigate their plans and routine around a timetable pleasing to Allah. This is great especially for students of knowledge!
It also helps one to navigate their plans and routine around a timetable pleasing to Allah. This is great especially for students of knowledge!
December 26, 2020
a very inspiring, albeit daunting read! of course, once knowledge is required we must act on, may we be granted blessings in our time. will definitely be revisiting this book time & time again for reminders & inspiration, insha'Allah
February 19, 2021
Was a motivation for me! Honestly makes you realise the importance of time and how easily we let it slip. May it benefit all its readers with the wisdom of the value of time and how to use it productively.
February 28, 2021
This is an amazing book focussing on the importance
Of time and how one can use their time effectively. Did you know that most people only use 10% of their life effectively imagine how many things we all can do if we used our free time doing something. We could have built a whole new civilisation
Of time and how one can use their time effectively. Did you know that most people only use 10% of their life effectively imagine how many things we all can do if we used our free time doing something. We could have built a whole new civilisation
July 21, 2021
This has been on my tbr for almost 11 years... it's about time I read it!
This book just wasn't for me. It could have been 1/3 the size if the author didn't feel the need to give a paragraph "background" on each scholar he named. It got very repetitive and added nothing to the book.
This book just wasn't for me. It could have been 1/3 the size if the author didn't feel the need to give a paragraph "background" on each scholar he named. It got very repetitive and added nothing to the book.
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May 9, 2020A unique compilation that provides a glimpse into the mindsets and values of Muslim scholars of the earliest generations.
March 16, 2021
Very poignant reminder for us all, Muslims and non Muslims, there were a lot of examples which really do highlight the points but perhaps not all are necessary
October 20, 2021
Must-read for all Muslims. Simple as that.
October 11, 2022
This book will inspire you to value time and make the most of it. I highly recommend it.
January 27, 2023
Short and sweet collection of stories and hadith. Definitely recommend.
December 25, 2023
Wasting time is worse than death, because death separates you from this world whereas wasting
time separates you from Allah. - Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
time separates you from Allah. - Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
March 28, 2024
সময়ের মূল্য অনেক। দুনিয়াটা হল আখেরাতের শস্যক্ষেত্র।
August 13, 2022
I am not good at writing posts but after that book i understand time is another too much big valuable
precious thing , Just read it
precious thing , Just read it
March 22, 2009
very important book from as syakh,semua karangan syeikh abdul fattah rahimahullah taala semuanya penting dan bermanfaat besar terutama dalam bidang hadis dan fiqh hanafi.antara kitab yg paling penting adalah kitab yg ditahqiq o syeikh rahimahullah taala yg berjudul ar raf'u wat takmil karangan imam besar al muhaddis abd hayy al laqnawi rahimahullah taala.sbgmn yang dikatakan o as syeikh dr. said mamduh di dlm ktbnya as sazzu fawwaah di dalam mnceritakan biografi syeikh dan krgn2 beliau rahima Allah taala jami'an.
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