0. Introduction
٠۔ المقدمة
that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Convey from me, even if it be an Ayah, and narrate from the Children of Isra'il, and there is no harm, And whoever lies upon me purposely, then let him take his seat in the Fire." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2669)
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «بَلِّغُوا عَنِّي وَلَوْ آيَةً وَحَدِّثُوا عَنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَلَا حَرَجَ وَمَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ»
[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ ordered us not to be defeated in three matters: commanding good, forbidding evil, and teaching people the traditions (sunnah).
أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ لَا يَغْلِبُونَا عَلَى ثَلَاثٍ أَنْ نَأْمُرَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَنَنْهَى عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَنُعَلِّمَ النَّاسَ السُّنَنَ
[Machine] Abu Umaymah used to come to us with a great matter when we sat with him and would say to us, "Listen, comprehend, and convey to others what you hear from us." Sulaim said, "He is like someone who testifies to what he knows."
كَانَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ إِذَا قَعَدْنَا إِلَيْهِ يَجِيئُنَا مِنَ الْحَدِيثِ بِأَمْرٍ عَظِيمٍ وَيَقُولُ لَنَا «اسْمَعُوا وَاعْقِلُوا وَبَلِّغُوا عَنَّا مَا تَسْمَعُونَ» قَالَ سُلَيْمٌ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الَّذِي يُشْهِدُ عَلَى مَا عَلِمَ
[Machine] "I came to Aba Dhar while he was sitting by the middle Jamarah, and people had gathered around him seeking his advice. A man stood in front of him and said, 'Did you not forbid issuing religious rulings?' He raised his head towards him and said, 'Are you my supervisor? If you were to put a muzzle on this,' pointing to his mouth, 'and I thought that I could fulfill a word that I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ before you approve it, then I would fulfill it.'"
أَتَيْتُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ عِنْدَ الْجَمْرَةِ الْوُسْطَى وَقَدِ اجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ عَلَيْهِ يَسْتَفْتُونَهُ فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَوَقَفَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَلَمْ تُنْهَ عَنِ الْفُتْيَا؟ فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ «أَرَقِيبٌ أَنْتَ عَلَيَّ؟ لَوْ وَضَعْتُمُ الصَّمْصَامَةَ عَلَى هَذِهِ وَأَشَارَ إِلَى قَفَاهُ ثُمَّ ظَنَنْتُ أَنِّي أُنْفِذُ كَلِمَةً سَمِعْتُهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُجِيزُوا عَلَيَّ لَأَنْفَذْتُهَا»
[Machine] "To be a mufti?" So I said, "No, but I consider it unreliable for you to leave and we stay." Abu Al-Ala said, "Abu Al-Ala is right."
أَنْ تَكُونَ مُفْتِيًا؟» فَقُلْتُ لَا وَلَكِنْ لَا آمَنُ أَنْ تَذْهَبُوا وَنَبْقَى فَقَالَ «صَدَقَ أَبُو الْعَالِيَةِ»
[Machine] 'Abidah used to come to 'Abdullah every Thursday and ask him about things he had missed. Generally, what 'Abidah asked 'Abdullah about was what 'Abdullah would keep from being asked about.'
كَانَ عَبِيدَةُ «يَأْتِي عَبْدَ اللَّهِ كُلَّ خَمِيسٍ فَيَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ غَابَ عَنْهَا فَكَانَ عَامَّةُ مَا يُحْفَظُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مِمَّا يَسْأَلُهُ عَبِيدَةُ عَنْهُ»
[Machine] I heard Ikrimah say, "Why don't you ask me if you're bankrupt?"
سَمِعْتُ عِكْرِمَةَ يَقُولُ «مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَسْأَلُونِي أَفْلَسْتُمْ؟»
[Machine] "Knowledge is a treasure, and questions unlock it."
«الْعِلْمُ خَزَائِنُ وَتَفْتَحُهَا الْمَسْأَلَةُ»
[Machine] Ibrahim, "Whoever humbles himself, his knowledge becomes enhanced."
إِبْرَاهِيمُ «مَنْ رَقَّ وَجْهُهُ رَقَّ عِلْمُهُ»
[Machine] "Whoever humbles himself, his knowledge will be raised."
«مَنْ رَقَّ وَجْهُهُ رَقَّ عِلْمُهُ»
[Machine] "Umar ibn al-Khattab said: 'Whoever improves his conduct, improves his knowledge.'"
عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ «مَنْ رَقَّ وَجْهُهُ رَقَّ عِلْمُهُ»
«لَا يَتَعَلَّمُ مَنِ اسْتَحْيَى وَاسْتَكْبَرَ»
[Machine] He used to gather his children and say, "O my children, learn, for if you are small among a people, perhaps you will be great among others. And how unfortunate it is for an elderly person to be asked when he has no knowledge."
أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَجْمَعُ بَنِيهِ فَيَقُولُ «يَا بَنِيَّ تَعَلَّمُوا فَإِنْ تَكُونُوا صِغَارَ قَوْمٍ فَعَسَى أَنْ تَكُونُوا كِبَارَ آخَرِينَ وَمَا أَقْبَحَ عَلَى شَيْخٍ يُسْأَلُ لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمٌ»
[Machine] Ibn Abbas used to put a cable on my legs and taught me the Quran and the Sunnah.
كَانَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ «يَضَعُ فِي رِجْلَيَّ الْكَبْلَ وَيُعَلِّمُنِي الْقُرْآنَ وَالسُّنَنَ»
[Machine] I heard Sufyan say, "Whoever is impatient will harm himself with a lot of knowledge, and whoever does not rush and seeks knowledge persistently until he attains it."
سَمِعْتُ سُفْيَانَ يَقُولُ «مَنْ تَرَأَّسَ سَرِيعًا أَضَرَّ بِكَثِيرٍ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَتَرَأَّسْ طَلَبَ وَطَلَبَ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ»
[Machine] It is said to be like a treasure that is not spent from.
يُقَالُ بِهِ كَكَنْزٍ لَا يُنْفَقُ مِنْهُ»
[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: "The example of knowledge that is not put into practice is like a treasure that is not spent in the way of Allah."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَثَلُ عِلْمٍ لَا يُنْتَفَعُ بِهِ كَمَثَلِ كَنْزٍ لَا يُنْفَقُ مِنْهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ»
[Machine] "Indeed, knowledge is like springs that people seek and strive for. It quenches the thirst of some and benefits others with God's guidance. Wisdom, however, cannot be expressed like a lifeless body without a soul. Similarly, knowledge should not be hoarded, unused like a treasure. Rather, the example of a knowledgeable person is like a person carrying a lantern in a dark path, illuminating the way for those who pass by. Everyone prays for their well-being."
«أنَّ الْعِلْمَ كَالْيَنَابِيعِ يَغْشَاهُنَّ النَّاسُ فَيَخْتَلِجُهُ هَذَا وَهَذَا فَيَنْفَعُ اللَّهُ بِهِ غَيْرَ وَاحِدٍ وَإِنَّ حِكْمَةً لَا يُتَكَلَّمُ بِهَا كَجَسَدٍ لَا رُوحَ فِيهِ وَإِنَّ عِلْمًا لَا يُخْرَجُ كَكَنْزٍ لَا يُنْفَقُ مِنْهُ وَإِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الْعَالِمِ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ حَمَلَ سِرَاجًا فِي طَرِيقٍ مُظْلِمٍ يَسْتَضِيءُ بِهِ مَنْ مَرَّ بِهِ وَكُلٌّ يَدْعُو لَهُ بِالْخَيْرِ»
[Machine] After his death, a man is followed by three things: a continuous charity that is given after him, the prayers of his children upon him, and knowledge that he spread and is acted upon after him.
يَتْبَعُ الرَّجُلَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهِ ثَلَاثُ خِلَالٍ صَدَقَةٌ تَجْرِي بَعْدَهُ وَصَلَاةُ وَلَدِهِ عَلَيْهِ وَعِلْمٌ أَفْشَاهُ يُعْمَلُ بِهِ بَعْدَهُ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: When a man dies, his action discontinues from him except three things, namely, perpetual sadaqah (charity), or the knowledge by which benefit is acquired, or a pious child who prays for him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2880)
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا مَاتَ الْإِنْسَانُ انْقَطَعَ عَمَلُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ ثَلَاثٍ عِلْمٍ يُنْتَفَعُ بِهِ أَوْ صَدَقَةٍ تَجْرِي لَهُ أَوْ وَلَدٍ صَالِحٍ يَدْعُو لَهُ
[Machine] "He said when he arrived in Basra, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, has sent me to you to teach you the book of your Lord and your Sunnah and purify your ways.'"
أَنَّهُ قَالَ حِينَ قَدِمَ الْبَصْرَةَ «بَعَثَنِي إِلَيْكُمْ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ أُعَلِّمُكُمْ كِتَابَ رَبِّكُمْ وَسُنَّتَكُمْ وَأُنَظِّفُ طُرُقَكُمْ»
narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever seeks knowledge, he is atoning for what has passed (of sins while doing so)." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2648)
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ طَلَبَ الْعِلْمَ كَانَ كَفَّارَةً لِمَا مَضَى»