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'Umar ibn 'Uthman al-Makki said, "Knowledge leads, fear drives and the soul lies between that in a display of stubbornness, defiance, deception and deviousness so be cautious of it and tend to it with the tactics of knowledge and make it fearful. You shall then accomplish what you desire."
Knowledge is an Imam and good deeds ('amal) are the congregation. It is a leader and deeds are the followers. It is a companion when in estrangement, someone to converse with in seclusion and a friend when lonely. It is the clarifier of doubts, the wealth in which there is no poverty if a person were to triumph with its treasures and it is the shelter which brings no loss for the one who seeks its safety.
Imam Ahmad (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "People are in more need of knowledge than they are of food and drink because a person requires food and drink only once or twice in the day whilst he is in need of knowledge for as long as he is breathing (i.e. alive)."
“Bringing an end to anxiety”is to bring an end to the heart’s agitation which results from its attachment to the worldly life, its hopes and fears, its love and hate, and its striving for this life.
Sa’ad ibn Waqas to his son, “if you seek to be enriched, seek it through contentment for it’s a wealth that never runs out. And beware of greed, for it is immediate poverty. And be keen on becoming despaired over the worldly life for you will never despair of something except that Allah makes you no longer need it.
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