Knowledge can Inherit Three Things
Allah raises whoever humbles himself to Allah, and a lot of the claimants to
knowledge, the only thing that lead them to where they are at now in being
concieted, is Ta'aalum [A person who makes himself out to be a person of
knowledge while he has little or no knowledge], arrogance and being deluded
by the little knowledge they attained. Some of the Salaf stated:
"A man continues to have knowledge so long as he continues to seek
knowledge, once he believes he is knowledgeable - he is ignorant."
From amongst the benefits I attained from Shaykh Hammaad - may Allah have
mercy upon him - who was from amongst the scholars of the blessed Salafi
Da'wah upon the methodology of the virtuous Imaams past and present, he
said:
"Knowledge is of three types..."