He used to say, "The beginning of knowledge is the intention, then listening, then understanding, then action, then preservation, and then spreading it."
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Qadi Abu'l-Fadl said that as-Sadafi mentioned, "When Ibn al-Mubarak came of age, his father sent him 50,000 to use for commerce. He sought after knowledge until he had spent the money. When it was gone, his father met him and said, 'What have you bought?' He brought out his books for him and said, 'This is my trade.' His father went into the house and gave him 30,000 dirhams more and said, 'Take this and follow your trade with them,' and he spent them."
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Ibn al-Mubarak said, "I studied adab for thirty years and I studied knowledge for twenty years."
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Some Lessons from Ibn al-Mubarak :
1- No matter how bad you think you are, you can always become better.
2 – You should associate with honorable people.
3 – You should be a helpful guest.
4 – You should give money to the poor.
5 – You should always return borrowed items to their owners.
6 – You should be brave, and hide your good deeds.
7 – Have a tender heart.
8 – Be generous to your friends.
9 – Don’t give in to Satan’s whispers.
10 – Sincerely pray for people.
1- No matter how bad you think you are, you can always become better.
2 – You should associate with honorable people.
3 – You should be a helpful guest.
4 – You should give money to the poor.
5 – You should always return borrowed items to their owners.
6 – You should be brave, and hide your good deeds.
7 – Have a tender heart.
8 – Be generous to your friends.
9 – Don’t give in to Satan’s whispers.
10 – Sincerely pray for people.
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He was asked, "Which person has the best state?" He said, "The one who devotes himself to his Lord."
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Ibn al-Mubarak died in Hit, returning from a naval expedition and was buried in Hit in Ramadan in 181.
Al-Bukhari said that he was born in 118.
When he was near death, he told Nasr, his client, "Put my head on the earth." Nasr wept. He said, "Why do you weep?" He said, "I remember what you had in it of blessing and now you are dying a stranger and a pauper."
He told him, "Be quiet. I asked Allah to let me live the life of the rich and to make me die the death of the poor." Then he said, "Put me down and do not address me again unless I speak again. Put me down so that it is my last words."
Al-Bukhari said that he was born in 118.
When he was near death, he told Nasr, his client, "Put my head on the earth." Nasr wept. He said, "Why do you weep?" He said, "I remember what you had in it of blessing and now you are dying a stranger and a pauper."
He told him, "Be quiet. I asked Allah to let me live the life of the rich and to make me die the death of the poor." Then he said, "Put me down and do not address me again unless I speak again. Put me down so that it is my last words."
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(Sources : "Tartib al-Madarik" & "Sifat as-Safwah" )
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