The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of the largest Islamic countries lies in Arabian Peninsula. The government bases its legitimacy on its interpretation of Sharia (Islamic law) and the 1992 Basic Law. The Basic Law sets out the system of governance, rights of citizens, and powers and duties of the government. The law also provides that the Qur'an and the Traditions (Sunna) of the Prophet Muhammad serve as the country's constitution.  As an Islamic country which is rich in culture and natural resources, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia plays prominent influence in Islamic world for various aspects in politics, culture, economics, trading and education. The contribution of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia can be clearly seen in education sector, particularly in Al-Quran and Sunnah studies. The country provides a wide opportunity and great facilitation for those who wants to study in Saudi Arabia in their own country. The founding of the Institute of Islamic and Arabic Science (LIPIA) in Indonesia as an important affiliation of Al Imaam University is regarded as real concern of Saudi Arabia in Islamic studies development. Further, pursuant to history of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ulama plays respected crucial roles in the government. They are not merely respected for the high and exclusive knowledge in religion, but they are also regarded having capability in balancing the stability of the country. It implies that the government and ulama mutually work to protect the glory of Islam and the Kingdom

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Seeking knowledge is a noble practice that will make it easier for the seeker to go to heaven. Therefore it is important for a student to pay attention to manners when dealing with a teacher both in class and outside of class. Because according to scholars, a noble work must be done in a noble way as well. Even the Salaf past paid a lot of attention to manners in learning, so it is not surprising that knowing manners is more important than learning with a teacher. Precisely, this article will discuss how a student behaves towards the teacher in the context of learning both inside and outside the classroom. This article is written using a qualitative method with a content analysis approach, all data is taken from various sources that come from books, classics, theories and expert opinions. All the data that has been gathered is then analyzed thematically and described in a comprehensive and in-depth manner. Based on the author's conclusion, there are eight manners that students should have towards the teacher, the eight manners are i) always sincerely respect the teacher, ii) try to purify the heart, iii) Tawadu about the knowledge learned, iv) listen well to every teacher's explanation, v) not contradicting and interrupting the teacher's conversation, vi) always enthusiastic in learning, vii) always praying for the teacher and viii) always glorifying the teacher. To make it more interesting, all the results of this research will be discussed with the results of previous studies and the latest issues. The author hopes that this article can be a source of guidance for students and teachers in seeking knowledge and can also be a foundation for subsequent researchers to discuss this problem in different contexts and issues.