Beginning the Pursuit of Knowledge from Childhood

Shaykh Bali has arranged the foundation level for the student of knowledge — short core texts, memorization, reciting to the teacher, and then amal.

How the Problem Arises

Many people stumble right at the start of seeking knowledge — they buy a thick book, read a few pages and stop, and then feel that this path is perhaps not for them.

Others want to take up everything at once — aqidah, fiqh, hadith, nahw. The result is the opposite; nothing becomes organized, and nothing stays memorized.

Shaykh Bali has shown a clear solution to this disorder — a foundation level for the student of knowledge, and then explanation and evidence at the second level.

The rule is simple — keep the beginning of every field so small that it can be memorized.

The Shaykh's Order of Study

It begins with aqidah — the six pillars of faith, in a few simple rules; it can be memorized in just half an hour.

Then, step by step — tajwid, hadith of amal (practice), fiqh, usul al-fiqh, seerah, the sciences of the Qur'an, nahw and balaghah, and inheritance; and lastly raqa'iq, that is, texts that soften the heart. At every stage, memorize, recite to a teacher, and take the ijazah.

Evidence — The Path of Knowledge

مَنْ سَلَكَ طَرِيقًا يَلْتَمِسُ فِيهِ عِلْمًا سَهَّلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهِ طَرِيقًا إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ

Whoever treads a path in search of knowledge, Allah makes the path to Paradise easy for him. (Sahih Muslim)Copy

The Shaykh's emphasis is clear on one point — at the hadith level, memorize selected hadiths connected to action, and do not stop at memorizing but apply them in your life that very day.

What to Do

1. Start with aqidah — let the six pillars of faith become clear first.
2. Do not move on to the next field without finishing one — consistency builds the foundation.
3. What you have memorized, recite to a teacher — mistakes remain when you read alone.
4. Put every hadith into practice on the very day you memorize it — the fruit of knowledge is in action.

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Source: Based on a talk by Shaykh Wahid Abdussalam Bali

Translation and compilation: Raqi Faisal Ahmed Sabit — Al-Qur'an Ruqyah Healing Center