Etiquettes of Teachers and Students

Author: Imam ʿAbd al-Raḥmān bin Nāṣir al-Saʿdī
Publisher: Lum'ah al-Lughah
Pages: 76

The pursuit of knowledge is among the greatest of obligations, and its fruits are among the noblest of fruits. Through it the servant knows his Lord, rectifies his religion, and attains everlasting felicity. Knowledge is the path that leads to Paradise, and the scholars are the inheritors of the Prophets. Yet knowledge cannot be attained by negligence, nor can it bear its fruits without sincerity, patience, humility, and good manners. One who learns without manners is like a farmer sowing seeds in barren land — he toils but reaps nothing.

This treatise, authored by the noble scholar, Shaykh ʿAbd al-Raḥmān bin Nāṣir al-Saʿdī (may Allah have mercy on him), is a concise but comprehensive reminder of the etiquettes and obligations that safeguard the path of learning and teaching. The author was known for his clarity, wisdom, and balanced style, and in these pages, he sets down principles which, if embodied, preserve the beauty of knowledge and protect it from corruption.