By Shaikh Muḥammad Ashraf ‘Alī (Allah have mercy on him)

 

[Rendered in to English by Mufti Sufyan]

 

He said^[1]  that I say with emphasis to my friends specifically and all the Muslims generally that to learn dīn^[2]  and to teach your children is farḍ ‘ayn^[3] , whether that is through a book or through accompanying someone. Without this, there is no other way to save oneself from the religious trials^[4]  which are many in this day and age. Do not be ignorant or lazy in this regard.

 

(Malfuzāt Ḥakīm al-Ummat, V 22, Anfās Īsā, 2nd part, Pg 168)

 

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^[1] Shaikh Muḥammad Ashraf ‘Alī (Allah have mercy on him).

^[2] Religion (Islam).

^[3] An individual obligation: obligated upon every individual.

^[4] Fitan dīniyyah.