3.10 It is essential to know a thing first before saying or acting upon it.
٣۔١٠ بَابُ الْعِلْمُ قَبْلَ الْقَوْلِ وَالْعَمَلِ
[Machine] According to the saying of Allah Almighty: "Know that there is no god but Allah," and He began with knowledge, and indeed the scholars are the inheritors of the prophets - they inherited knowledge. Whoever takes it, takes a great portion, and whoever follows a path seeking knowledge, Allah will make it easy for him to reach paradise. And He, glorified be His mention, said: "Indeed, it is only those who have knowledge among His servants who fear Allah" and He said: "None will comprehend it except the knowledgeable ones," and they said: "If only we had been listening or reasoning, we would not be among the companions of the Blaze." And He said: "Are those who know equal to those who do not know?" And the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever Allah wants good for, He makes him understand the religion, and indeed knowledge comes by learning." Abu Dharr said: "If you put the muzzles on these (horses) and he pointed to their mouths - then I thought I would bring forth a word I heard from the Prophet ﷺ before you permit me, so I brought it forth." And Ibn Abbas said: "Be scholars, wise and jurists." And it is said that the rabbanis are those who nurture people with knowledge from a young age before their elders.
لِقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {فَاعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ} فَبَدَأَ بِالْعِلْمِ، وَأَنَّ الْعُلَمَاءَ هُمْ وَرَثَةُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ- وَرَّثُوا الْعِلْمَ- مَنْ أَخَذَهُ أَخَذَ بِحَظٍّ وَافِرٍ، وَمَنْ سَلَكَ طَرِيقًا يَطْلُبُ بِهِ عِلْمًا سَهَّلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ طَرِيقًا إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ. وَقَالَ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ: {إِنَّمَا يَخْشَى اللَّهَ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الْعُلَمَاءُ} وَقَالَ: {وَمَا يَعْقِلُهَا إِلاَّ الْعَالِمُونَ}، {وَقَالُوا لَوْ كُنَّا نَسْمَعُ أَوْ نَعْقِلُ مَا كُنَّا فِي أَصْحَابِ السَّعِيرِ}. وَقَالَ: {هَلْ يَسْتَوِي الَّذِينَ يَعْلَمُونَ وَالَّذِينَ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ}. وَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «مَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُفَقِّهْهُ فِي الدِّينِ، وَإِنَّمَا الْعِلْمُ بِالتَّعَلُّمِ». وَقَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ لَوْ وَضَعْتُمُ الصَّمْصَامَةَ عَلَى هَذِهِ وَأَشَارَ إِلَى قَفَاهُ- ثُمَّ ظَنَنْتُ أَنِّي أُنْفِذُ كَلِمَةً سَمِعْتُهَا مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُجِيزُوا عَلَيَّ لأَنْفَذْتُهَا. وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: {كُونُوا رَبَّانِيِّينَ} حُكَمَاءَ فُقَهَاءَ. وَيُقَالُ الرَّبَّانِيُّ الَّذِي يُرَبِّي النَّاسَ بِصِغَارِ الْعِلْمِ قَبْلَ كِبَارِهِ.