Etiquettes of Reading
Arif Billah Hazrat Dr. Abdul-Hayy Arifi ra said that while I was visiting Jama-e-Ashrafiya, Lahore, the teachers requested for some naseeha (advice). I told them,
“You people read and teach the books of great scholars of Islam daily.
However, you do it carelessly.
To truly benefit from the barakah (blessings) of these books. Make it a habit that before starting to read them, turn towards Allah SWT. Make dua (prayer). For the scholar first. That Allah SWT make his magfirah, be pleased with him and raise his status in paradise. Then, supplicate for yourself. That is, may Allah SWT make this reading most beneficial for you.
Only by doing so you will really benefit from these great books and their authors’ exalted knowledge.”