FIRST REMINDER. Tuesday. 28th day of Dhul-Hijjah. SPONSORING SOMEONE TO STUDY ISLAM IS AN EXCELLENT SAVINGS. BismilLah. In an authentic Hadith, we read that There were two brothers in the days of the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). One of them used to attend the Prophet's circle (to acquire knowledge) and the other used to earn their living by working). Once the one working complained to the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) against the former (for not working for living). He (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) replied, "Perhaps you are being provided because of him". [At-Tirmidhi]. This Hadith evidently shows that it is permissible and desirable to devote oneself or make someone else to devote himself for religious knowledge. Such students of religious knowledge should not be considered a burden. Similarly, one should also not ignore those students and learned who are devoted to such knowledge because Allah makes their help a means of increasing the donor's sources of subsistence. So those of us who are lacking Islamic knowledge and finding it difficult to pursue it due to work etc should seriously think of sponsoring a relative into full time Islamic studies and that will be a sadaqatul Jaariya for us in shaa Allah. We must also strive to ensure our Islamic teachers are taking care of by paying them well bcs they are far better than any non Islamic lectures who are receiving big monies for lecturing dunya acquisition lessons. But lets note that studying the deen is fard meaning compulsory upon each of us so there is no excuse from the above narration. We ask Allah to keep guiding our eemaan and increases us in beneficial knowledge. Aameen.