With regards to the student of knowledge acting upon his knowledge,

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al Uthaymeen rahimahullaah

comments:
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al Uthaymeen rahimahullaah a ra li dn
gii v vn ngi hc tr ca kin thc hnh ng da trn s hiu bit ca
anh ta nh sau:
Therefore it is a must that (he) act upon what he has knowledge of
because if he does not act upon his knowledge he becomes from the first
of those who will be burned by the Fire on the Day of Resurrection:
Cho nn, bt buc (anh ta) phi thc hnh/hnh ng da trn nhng kin thc m anh ta
c c bi v nu anh ta khng thc hnh da trn kin thc ca anh ta, anh ta tr thnh
nhng ngi u tin s b thiu t bi la ngn vo Ngy Phc Sinh
The scholar who does not act upon his knowledge
Will be punished before the worshippers of idols
Ngi hc gi khng hnh ng da trn kin thc ca anh ta
S b trng pht trc c nhng k tn th tng thn
This is one aspect - if he does not act upon his knowledge, it will result
in disappointment regarding the knowledge, and no barakah (blessing),
and nisyaan (forgetfulness) of the knowledge And therefore it was
reported from Imaam Alee radi Allaahu anhu that he said: Knowledge
calls out for action, so either it is responded to or else it departs
So what is it that departs? Knowledge, and this is something clear
because if you act upon (your) knowledge, you will remember it each
time you act.
y l mt kha cnh nu anh ta khng hnh ng da trn kin thc ca
mnh, iu ny s dn n hu qu ca vic chn nn, tht vng v kin thc,
v khng c barakah (n phc), v cn dn n nisyaan (s qun lng) v
kin thc V v th, c tng thut t Imaam Alee radi Allaahu anhu
rng ng ni: Kin thc i hi hnh ng, hoc l n (kin thc) c
hng ng, nu khng th n s sao lng Th s sao lng y l g? L kin
thc, v iu ny qu r rng bi v nu anh hnh ng da trn kin thc
(ca mnh), anh s nh n mi khi anh thc hin.
And I will strike an example for you that of a man who knows the
description of the salaat (prayer) from the Sunnah. So he begins to act

upon it whenever he prays. Will he forget what he has learned? He will

not forget because he keeps on repeating it. However if he were to leave
off acting upon it, he would forget.
V ti ly mt v d cho cc bn rng c mt ngi n ng bit c
cch m t Salaat (dng l nguyn) theo Sunnah. Th l anh ta bt u lm theo
mi khi anh ta dng l nguyn. Anh ta s qun nhng g anh ta hc c hay
khng? Anh ta s khng qun bi v anh ta c lp i lp li n. Tuy nhin nu
anh ta t b vic thc hnh ny, anh ta s qun.
And this is an evidence which can be perceived (by us) that acting
upon knowledge necessitates firmness upon (that) knowledge, and that
(the person) does not forget it.
V y l mt bng chng chng ta c th lnh hi c rng hnh ng da
trn kin thc i hi s vng vng v kin thc y, v (ngi thc hnh) s
khng qun lng n i.
(Sharh hilyah taalib il ilm p24-25 of Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al
Uthaymeen rahimahullaah)

Translator: Nasser ibn Najam

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