Beware of philosophy, for it is the foundation of foolishness. If you want to be foolish, study it. This is the basis of folly. Philosophy is the foundation of

And do not occupy yourself with scholastic theology (kalam). Do not read books that are deeply involved in this, for they will busy you and frustrate your mind, exhausting you, such as "Al-Mustasfa," "Al-Mahsul," and likewise "Irshad Al-Fuhul" is full of this — by Ash-Shawkani, may Allah have mercy on him, and he is strong in his editing, but it is full of this. "Al-Mustasfa" by Al-Ghazali, "Mahsul Al-Amidi." The Shaykh (i.e. Shaykh Muqbil), may Allah have mercy on him, would pass by me while I was reading "Al-Mustasfa" and laugh, as if saying: if you read something else, it would be better for you. I was preparing some lessons on usul Al-fiqh. Look, may Allah bless you. You will take what Allah has willed for you. There are two insatiable ones: one insatiable for knowledge, never satisfied, and one insatiable for the world, never satisfied. Look at those insatiable for the world. If one had a valley flowing entirely with gold or entirely with silver — gold or silver — he would say: if only I had another valley. This one will be savings, and that one I can use and give from. That one for expenses and this for savings. This is the report of our Messenger, peace be upon him: "If one of you had a valley of gold, he would wish for a second." And also if he had a second, he would wish for a third. This is the insatiable one, the greedy one who is never satisfied. And you, O student of knowledge, are never satisfied — la ilaha illa Allah. You only rest when you lay down your bed. When a student of knowledge loves knowledge, by Allah, he never gets enough. He reads, reads, reads, researches, reads until he falls down. He gets tired until he feels fatigue, then rests a little, then gets up. He is never satisfied because of his drive for knowledge; he is never satisfied. This is indicated by the report of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. He feels that he is ignorant of many matters, needing to learn them, needing to understand them, needing to look into them. He has not read many books; he needs to read them. This costs him effort, costs him time, costs him mental strain, costs him many things. This requires seizing the opportunity. The gain, the gain, O youth! By Allah, the gain, O youth, is in this youth and energy. Seize it. It is more precious to you than gold. Is there anything more precious than your life? Is there anything more precious than your time? So the precious things of life should be used for this. Should you gather papers for yourself or gather some small worldly things and think this is gain? The most wicked of people, the most corrupt of people, the most wasteful of people can get this world — whether little or much. This is the gain, the gain. The gain that, when you grow old, you will not weaken in it. Source: https://t.me/madrasatunaa/232