During the period when the student is seeking knowledge, there
should be a purpose behind seeking knowledge. This is because
intention is the basis of all situations as the Blessed Prophet(p.b.u.h) has said:-
It is thus extremely important for a student that he should have
intentions of pleasing Allah(Azawajalla) ,achieving success in the Judgement
Day, ridding yourself and others of ignorance, reviving the Dīn, and saving Islam through knowledge, as the survival of Islam is possible through knowledge only. Asceticism and piety cannot be attained in the state of ignorance.through knowledge only. Asceticism and piety cannot be attained
in the state of ignorance.
A student should always thank Allah(Azawajalla) for comprehension
and intelligence as well as for good health, and he should never
intend to turn people towards himself nor should he intend to earn
the worldly wealth. He should not intend to gain respect and dignity
in the sight of those who possess status. Imām Muhammad (rahamatulahi aala) has said:
The reason for this is that the person who is blessed with the pleasure
of knowledge and good action, then he will not turn towards the
respect and reverence of the people.
Shaykh Imām Qawāmuddīn Ḥammād Bin Ibrāĥīm Bin Ismā’īl Ṣaffār
Anṣārī (rahmatulahi ala) recited a stanza before us which is narrated from
Imām-e-A’ẓam Abū Ḥanīfaĥ(Rahamatulahi ala) 
It is accepted that one should not acquire knowledge due to social
fame and status. However, if he is determined to achieve social fame
and status in order that he can call people towards good and prevent
them from evil easily, establish the truth, promulgate the Dīn and,
moreover, if there is no wish to achieve high status, then it is permissible
to achieve social fame and status so much that he can call people
towards good and prevent them from evil.
It is important for a student that he ponder over his intention and he
should not be heedless in this regard. This is because knowledge is
only acquired by a student through a great amount of effort and
hardship; therefore, this knowledge should not be wasted in order to
gain this mortal and belittled world.
A student should not disgrace himself by desiring those things which
have no benefit. He should always avoid those actions which can
bring a disgrace to knowledge and on the knowledgeable people.
Furthermore, a student should be humble, and humility lies between
arrogance and self-deprecation. The details of these things can be
studied in “Kitāb-ul-Akhlāq”.
In regard to humility, Shaykh Imām Rukn-ul-Islām also known as Adīb MukhtarMukhtar(rahamatulahi ala) recited the following stanza before me:
The reason why the great Imām said this was that no one should
consider sacred knowledge and knowledgeable people as inferior.
It is beneficial for a student to carefully read Sayyidunā Imām-e-A’ẓam Abū Ḥanīfaĥ’s book, “Kitāb-ul-Waṣiyat” that he wrote for Yūnus Bin Khālid Samtī (rahamatulahi ala) when he was returning home.
When I was returning home, our respected teacher, Shaykh-ul-Islām
Burĥān-ul-Āimma ‘Alī Bin Abū Bakr(Rahmatulahi ala) also advised me to
write this will and therefore I wrote this will acting upon what he told
me. Moreover, the reading of this book is extremely important for a
teacher or Mufti, as it is in regard to dealing with the public.
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