What Ruins a Student of Knowledge | #12 Ta'iyyah Abu Ishaq al-Ilbiri | Sheikh Muhammad Tim Humble

17,137 views·Sep 18, 2026

You know the truth. You know what Allah wants from you. And you know the path you must take to find success. So why do desires still win? And what if the thing pulling you away is not even Haram? The Dunya. Wealth. Comfort. Marriage. Status. Things that look harmless - even good - can slowly take a place in your heart they were never meant to have. But for a student of knowledge, the danger goes even further. What happens when knowledge itself gives you standing, trust and influence among people? And what happens when Fitnah comes looking beautiful? In this episode of the explanation of the great poem Ta'iyyah of Abu Ishaq al-Ilbiri, Sheikh Muhammad Tim Humble explains why knowing the path is not enough, how Ibn al-Qayyim taught us to overcome competing desires, and why a student of knowledge must sometimes guard himself more carefully than everyone else. Because some people only recognise a Fitnah after it has already passed. Follow the series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2dRQaGGWZOBWZuRCMbCVVdxuXY3mxrs4 Timestamps: 00:00 Precap & Introduction 01:51 The Obstacle of Desires 06:03 Breaking Free from the Pull of Desires 18:34 The Fitnah of Dunya and Women 31:02 Ustadh’s Sincere Advice to Students of Knowledge Sign up now to AMAU Academy: https://www.amauacademy.com/ AMAU Academy: https://www.amauacademy.com/ AMAU Junior: https://amaujunior.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amauofficial/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AMAU Telegram: https://t.me/amauofficial YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AMAUofficial Twitter: https://twitter.com/AMAUofficial iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/al-madrasatu-al-umariyyah/id1524526782 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08NJC1pIA0maaF6aKqZL4N Get in Touch: https://amau.org/getintouch BarakAllahu feekum. #AMAU #fitnah #seekingknowledge #islamiclecture #islamicknowledge