Advice for Teachers

From the advices of Hadhrat Qaari Siddeeq Ahmad Baandwi Saahib (RA). In every facet of our lives, we should strive in following our beloved Nabi sallallahu alayhi wasallam. The faculty of teaching is no exception. Whilst teaching, we should never be desirous of obtaining the dunya. One should teach only for the pleasure of Allah Ta'ala and for earning the aakhirah. Whatever salary a person receives, he should be content with it. A sign of sincerity is that one does not leave his place of teaching for another institute, merely for some worldly gain or to earn some luxuries and a handsome salary. If a person does so, he has made his ilm (knowledge) a means of attaining this world. Nabi sallallahu alayhi wasallam has strongly prohibited this. It is mentioned in a Hadith:

“The one who acquires the knowledge of Deen through which he could earn the pleasure of Allah Ta'ala, but instead he does so only so that he can gain the pleasures of the world, then such a person will not even smell the fragrance of Jannah. (Abu Dawood)