Hazrat Imaam Abū ʿAbdul
laāh Muhammad ibn Idrees al-Shaāfiʿe
[767–820 CE]
[Rahmatul Laah Alaieh]
was an Arab Muslim theologian,
writer, and scholar, who was the first contributor of the principles of Islamic
jurisprudence [Uṣūl
al-fiqh].
Often referred to as 'Shaiekh
al-Islām', Al-Shāafi‘e was one of the four
great Sunni Imams, whose legacy on juridical matters and teaching eventually
led to the formation of Shaafi'e school of Fiqh [or Mazhab]. He was born in
Gaza in Palestine he also lived in Makkah and Madinah in the Hijaaz, Yemen,
Egypt, and Baghdad in Iraq.
His Sayings…
“Whoever wishes to [be saved
in the Here-after] is to be sincere in seeking knowledge.”
“The person who most wrongs
himself is he who is humble towards those who do not honor him, who wishes to
win the affection of those who do not benefit him, and who accepts the praise
of those who do not know him.”
He also said,
“He whose piety does not accord him respect, is without respect.”
During Ramadan,Hazrat Imaam Shāafie
[Rahmatul Laah Alaieh]
would complete the Qur’an once during the day and once during
the night, so that by the end of the month he had completed the Qur’an sixty
times. People used to be so absorbed in worship during Ramadan that they would
hardly see their relatives or their friends. They would see each other briefly
at the Friday prayer but even then, everyone would be busy with prayer and
reciting the Qur’an. For this reason, ‘Eid would be a joyful occasion, because
on that day it would be as if people were meeting each other for the first time
after having been apart from each other for a whole month.
Saiyyidi Habeeb ‘Umār bin Hafīz حفظ الله –
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