{"id":4183,"date":"2013-02-13T12:14:21","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T04:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muzlimbuzz.sg\/?p=4183"},"modified":"2013-02-13T12:14:21","modified_gmt":"2013-02-13T04:14:21","slug":"khutbah-reflections-emulating-the-diligence-in-pursuing-islamic-knowledge-lessons-from-the-story-of-abdul-rahman-bin-%e2%80%98auf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/khutbah-reflections-emulating-the-diligence-in-pursuing-islamic-knowledge-lessons-from-the-story-of-abdul-rahman-bin-%e2%80%98auf\/","title":{"rendered":"Khutbah Reflections: Emulating the Diligence in Pursuing Islamic Knowledge – Lessons from the Story of Abdul Rahman Bin \u2018Auf"},"content":{"rendered":"

While the khutbah on 1<\/span>st<\/sup> February 2013 spoke about the Companions in general, the one on 8<\/span>th<\/sup> February 2013 spoke about a particular Companion by the name of Sayyidina Abdul Rahman Bin \u2018Auf.<\/span><\/p>\n

He was one of the first people to embrace Islam and had given up much of his wealth for the benefit of the poor and needy.\u00a0 He was without any wealth when he migrated to Madinah and when another Companion, Sayyidina Sa\u2019ad Ibn Al-Rabi\u2019 offered to give half of his wealth to Sayyidina Abdul Rahman Bin \u2018Auf, he simply refused but instead asked for directions to the market where he would trade.<\/p>\n

Not only was Sayyidina Abdul Rahman Bin \u2018Auf diligent in striving for his business, he was also earnest in his pursuit of knowledge. This was particularly evident in an incident where the Companions were discussing about what to do when in doubt of the rakaat<\/em> a person has performed in Salah<\/em>. None present knew the solution until Sayyidina\u00a0Abdul Rahmin Bin \u2018Auf came and told them that he heard Rasulullah(S) say that they should decide on the lesser number of rakaat<\/em> to remove the doubt then perform sujud <\/em>twice and give salam.<\/em><\/p>\n

From the example of Sayyidina\u00a0Abdul Rahman Bin \u2018Auf, we can learn that our worldly affairs is no excuse to ignore the pursuit of knowledge. He was able to excel at both areas and we can too. The problem with us is that we keep telling ourselves that we \u201cdon\u2019t have the time\u201d to attend classes or talks. I\u2019m personally guilty of this as well. If we\u2019ve already set our minds that way, then we\u2019re not going to spend effort to make time <\/strong>for it.<\/p>\n

Another thing we can learn from the Companions and not just Sayyidina\u00a0Abdul Rahman Bin \u2018Auf alone is to make sure that our sources of knowledge are credible, to the best of our abilities. While we may not have the chance to learn from Rasulullah(S) directly, we can learn from those who followed him (the tabi’in) <\/em>and the people who followed the tabi\u2019in(<\/em>the tabi’ut tabi’in<\/em>.)<\/p>\n

I\u2019d like to take this opportunity to remind myself and others to take some time to process whatever we\u2019ve read or were taught. Ponder and reflect on these things to understand them on a deeper level before we share it with others. This is especially important in this day and age where sharing something is as simple as a click of a button. Before we click that \u201cshare\u201d or \u201cretweet\u201d, ask ourselves this: \u201cDo I really understand this?\u201d<\/p>\n

Time is a precious commodity that we can\u2019t take back so spend it wisely. More often than not, it\u2019s the quality rather than quantity of time we spend doing something that is more beneficial to us. The pursuit of knowledge is no exception. Even if we reschedule our activities only to be able to spare just half an hour per week purely for knowledge, InshaAllah<\/em> that time would help us to learn to become Muslims. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Fadhuli Taufek<\/strong>
\nFadhuli is an aspiring writer and believes in putting in the time and effort into meaningful causes. He strives to improve himself as a person and as a Muslim.<\/em><\/p>\n

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