Imaam Ash-Shafi’ee [رحمه الله] said:
“The language which Allaah favoured was the Arabic Language as he revealed his Noble Book in this (Arabic) and be made this the language of the seal of the Prophet Muhammad [صلى الله عليه وسلم]. And that is why we say that it is befitting for everyone who has the ability to learn Arabic – that they learn it, as it is the best language.”
Iqtidaa Siraatil-Mustaqeem – Volume 1, Page 521
