What follows is an English translation of Ash-Shaykh Abdur-Rahman As-Sa'di's (d. 1376H) short yet beneficial work on the manners of seeking and disseminating Islamic knowledge. In it, he  mentions a number of manners that both students and teachers should strive for, whether it be manners with Allah  - such as complete and absolute sincerity in their actions - or manners with each other.

A study of these types of books is more needed than ever, as attaining and spreading Islamic knowledge in recent times has become easier than ever with the Internet, yet sadly, very few truly have the manners and characteristics of the people of knowledge. Abdullah Ibn Al-Mubarak  said: "We are more in need of a small amount of manners than we are a large amount of knowledge."