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ahmad:6896 – ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > ʿUrwah > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAmr

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, Allah does not take away knowledge from people after He has given it to them, but He takes away knowledge by taking away the scholars. So, when no scholar remains, people will take ignorant leaders, who, when asked for fatwa, will give it without knowledge, thus they will go astray and lead others astray."  

أحمد:٦٨٩٦ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ لَا يَنْزِعُ الْعِلْمَ مِنَ النَّاسِ بَعْدَ أَنْ يُعْطِيَهُمْ إِيَّاهُ وَلَكِنْ يَذْهَبُ بِالْعُلَمَاءِ كُلَّمَا ذَهَبَ عَالِمٌ ذَهَبَ بِمَا مَعَهُ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ حَتَّى يَبْقَى مَنْ لَا يَعْلَمُ فَيَتَّخِذَ النَّاسُ رُؤَسَاءَ جُهَّالًا فَيُسْتَفْتَوْا فَيُفْتُوا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ فَيَضِلُّوا وَيُضِلُّوا  

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Collected by Ibn Ḥibbān, Nasāʾī's Kubrá

ذِكْرُ الْإِخْبَارِ عَمَّا يَظْهَرُ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ مِنَ الْمُنْتَحِلِينَ لِلْعِلْمِ وَالْمُفْتِينَ فِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ عِلْمٍ، وَلَا اسْتِحْقَاقٍ لَهُ نَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ فِتَنِهِمْ

ibnhibban:6723 – al-Ḥusayn b. Muḥammad b. Muṣʿab Bimarw > Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAbd al-Ḥakam from my father > al-Layth b. Saʿd > Muḥammad b. ʿAjlān > Hishām b. ʿUrwah from his father > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAmr

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, Allah does not snatch away knowledge from the people by snatching it away from them after giving it to them. However, He takes away knowledge by taking away the scholars. So when there is no scholar remaining, the people will appoint ignorant leaders whom they will ask for religious verdicts (fatwas) without knowledge, and they will give verdicts without knowledge, thus leading astray themselves and others."  

ابن حبّان:٦٧٢٣ – أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُصْعَبٍ بِمَرْوَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَكَمِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي عَنِ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَجْلَانَ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَنْزِعُ الْعِلْمَ مِنَ النَّاسِ انْتِزَاعًا يَنْتَزِعُهُ مِنْهُمْ بَعْدَ إِذْ أَعْطَاهُمُوهُ وَلَكِنْ بِقَبْضِ الْعُلَمَاءِ فَإِذَا لَمْ يَبْقَ عَالِمٌ اتَّخَذَ النَّاسُ رُؤَسَاءَ جُهَّالًا يَسْتَفْتُونَهُمْ فَيُفْتُونَ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ فَيُضِلُّونَ وَيَضِلُّونَ»  

nasai-kubra:5877 – Muḥammad b. Rāfiʿ > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > ʿUrwah > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAmr

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Verily, Allah does not take away knowledge from people after He has given it to them. Rather, He takes away knowledge by taking away the scholars. Whenever a scholar dies, a part of knowledge goes with him, until there remains no one who knows. Then people will follow ignorant leaders, who will lead them astray."  

الكبرى للنسائي:٥٨٧٧ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ اللهَ لَا يَنْزِعُ الْعِلْمَ مِنَ النَّاسِ بَعْدَ أَنْ يُعْطِيَهُمْ إِيَّاهُ وَلَكِنْ يَذْهَبُ بِالْعُلَمَاءِ كُلَّمَا ذَهَبَ بِعَالِمٍ ذَهَبَ بِمَا مَعَهُ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ حَتَّى يَبْقَى مَنْ لَا يَعْلَمُ فَيَضِلُّوا وَيُضِلُّوا»