[Machine] "He used to say, 'Seek knowledge, whether you are a scholar or a student. Do not seek knowledge in between these two, for that is ignorance. Indeed, the angels spread their wings for the person seeking knowledge out of contentment with what they do.'"  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ «اغْدُ عَالِمًا أَوْ مُتَعَلِّمًا وَلَا تَغْدُ فِيمَا بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ فَإِنَّ مَا بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ جَاهِلٌ وَإِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تَبْسُطُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا لِلرَّجُلِ غَدَا يَبْتَغِي الْعِلْمَ مِنَ الرِّضَا بِمَا يَصْنَعُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about two men from the Children of Israel. One of them was a scholar who would pray the obligatory prayers and then sit and teach people goodness. The other would fast during the day and stand in prayer during the night. Which of them is better? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The superiority of the scholar who prays the obligatory prayers and then sits teaching people goodness over the worshipper who fasts during the day and stands in prayer during the night is like my superiority over the most inferior among you."  

سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ رَجُلَيْنِ كَانَا فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَحَدُهُمَا كَانَ عَالِمًا يُصَلِّي الْمَكْتُوبَةَ ثُمَّ يَجْلِسُ فَيُعَلِّمُ النَّاسَ الْخَيْرَ وَالْآخَرُ يَصُومُ النَّهَارَ وَيَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ أَيُّهُمَا أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «فَضْلُ هَذَا الْعَالِمِ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي الْمَكْتُوبَةَ ثُمَّ يَجْلِسُ فَيُعَلِّمُ النَّاسَ الْخَيْرَ عَلَى الْعَابِدِ الَّذِي يَصُومُ النَّهَارَ وَيَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ كَفَضْلِي عَلَى أَدْنَاكُمْ رَجُلًا»  

[Machine] I entered the mosque and saw Al-Aswad bin Suray' narrating and Humaid bin Abdul Rahman mentioning knowledge in one corner of the mosque. So, I inclined towards which of them should I sit with. I felt sleepy, then someone approached me and said, "Towards which of them did you incline to sit? If you wish, I can show you the place where Gabriel ﷺ used to sit from Humaid bin Abdul Rahman."  

دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا الْأَسْوَدُ بْنُ سُرَيْعٍ يَقُصُّ وَحُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ يَذْكُرُ الْعِلْمَ فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَمَيَّلْتُ إِلَى أَيِّهِمَا أَجْلِسُ فَنَعَسْتُ فَأَتَانِي آتٍ فَقَالَ مَيَّلْتَ إِلَى أَيِّهِمَا تَجْلِسُ؟ إِنْ شِئْتَ أَرَيْتُكَ مَكَانَ جِبْرَائِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مِنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ  

"I was sitting with Abu Darda' in the mosque of Damascus when a man came to him and said: 'O Abu Darda', I have come to you from Al-Madinah, the city of the Messenger of Allah, for a Hadith which I have heard that you narrate from the Prophet.' He said: 'Did you not come for trade?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'Did you not come for anything else?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah say: "Whoever follows a path in the pursuit of knowledge, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise. The angels lower their wings in approval of the seeker of knowledge, and everyone in the heavens and on earth prays for forgiveness for the seeker of knowledge, even the fish in the sea. The superiority of the scholar over the worshipper is like the superiority of the moon above all other heavenly bodies. The scholars are the heirs of the Prophets, for the Prophets did not leave behind a Dinar or Dirham, rather they left behind knowledge, so whoever takes it has taken a great share.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 223)  

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا مَعَ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ فِي مَسْجِدِ دِمَشْقَ فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ إِنِّي أَتَيْتُكَ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ مَدِينَةِ الرَّسُولِ ﷺ لِحَدِيثٍ بَلَغَنِي عَنْكَ أَنَّكَ تُحَدِّثُهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَمَا جَاءَ بِكَ تِجَارَةٌ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ وَلَا جَاءَ بِكَ غَيْرُهُ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ سَلَكَ طَرِيقًا يَلْتَمِسُ بِهِ عِلْمًا سَهَّلَ اللَّهُ بِهِ طَرِيقًا مِنْ طُرُقِ الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ لَتَضَعُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا رِضًا لِطَالِبِ الْعِلْمِ وَإِنَّ طَالِبَ الْعِلْمِ لَيَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ حَتَّى الْحِيتَانُ فِي الْمَاءِ وَإِنَّ فَضْلَ الْعَالِمِ عَلَى الْعَابِدِ كَفَضْلِ الْقَمَرِ عَلَى سَائِرِ النُّجُومِ إِنَّ الْعُلَمَاءَ هُمْ وَرَثَةُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ إِنَّ الْأَنْبِيَاءَ لَمْ يُوَرِّثُوا دِينَارًا وَلَا دِرْهَمًا وَإِنَّمَا وَرَّثُوا الْعِلْمَ فَمَنْ أَخَذَ بِهِ أَخَذَ بِحَظِّهِ أَوْ بِحَظٍّ وَافِرٍ »  

[Machine] "The teacher of goodness is forgiven by everything, even the whale in the sea."  

«مُعَلِّمُ الْخَيْرِ يَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى الْحُوتُ فِي الْبَحْرِ»  

If anyone pursues a path in search of knowledge, Allah will thereby make easy for him a path to paradise; and he who is made slow by his actions will not be speeded by his genealogy. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3643)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ يَسْلُكُ طَرِيقًا يَطْلُبُ فِيهِ عِلْمًا إِلَّا سَهَّلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهِ طَرِيقًا إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَمَنْ أَبْطَأَ بِهِ عَمَلُهُ لَمْ يُسْرِعْ بِهِ نَسَبُهُ»  

[Machine] A man who traverses a road seeking knowledge, Allah will make it easy for him to reach Paradise through it. And whoever hinders his efforts, his lineage will not make him hasten.  

«مَا سَلَكَ رَجُلٌ طَرِيقًا يَبْتَغِي فِيهِ الْعِلْمَ إِلَّا سَهَّلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهِ طَرِيقًا إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَمَنْ يُبْطِئْ بِهِ عَمَلُهُ لَمْ يُسْرِعْ بِهِ نَسَبُهُ»  

[Machine] About rain, "And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?" [Al-Qamar 17] He said, "Is there anyone who seeks goodness that I may guide him towards it?"  

{وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ} [القمر 17] قَالَ «هَلْ مِنْ طَالِبِ خَيْرٍ فَيُعَانَ عَلَيْهِ؟»  

[Machine] "Student of knowledge"  

«طالبُ عِلمٍ»  

[Machine] Abu Darda used to say "Welcome to the students of knowledge" when he saw them, and he used to say, "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ advised and encouraged you."  

كَانَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ إِذَا رَأَى طَلَبَةَ الْعِلْمِ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِطَلَبَةِ الْعِلْمِ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَوْصَى بِكُمْ  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by two gatherings in his mosque and said, 'Both of them are good, and one of them is better than the other. As for these people, they supplicate to Allah and seek His blessings. If He wills, He grants their requests, and if He wills, He withholds them. As for these people, they learn jurisprudence and knowledge, and they teach the ignorant. They are the best, as I have been sent as a teacher.' Then he sat among them."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَرَّ بِمَجْلِسَيْنِ فِي مَسْجِدِهِ فَقَالَ «كِلَاهُمَا عَلَى خَيْرٍ وَأَحَدُهُمَا أَفْضَلُ مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ أَمَّا هَؤُلَاءِ فَيَدْعُونَ اللَّهَ وَيَرْغَبُونَ إِلَيْهِ فَإِنْ شَاءَ أَعْطَاهُمْ وَإِنْ شَاءَ مَنَعَهُمْ وَأَمَّا هَؤُلَاءِ فَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ الْفِقْهَ والعلمَ وَيُعَلِّمُونَ الْجَاهِلَ فَهُمْ أَفْضَلُ وَإِنَّمَا بُعِثْتُ مُعَلِّمًا» قَالَ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فِيهِمْ  

[Machine] He said to his son, "O my son, indeed knowledge is better than action."  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِابْنِهِ يَا بُنَيَّ إِنَّ «الْعِلْمَ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ»  

[Machine] He heard Aba Abd al-Rahman al-Hubuli say, "There is no better gift than a word of wisdom that you give to your brother."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحُبُلِيَّ يَقُولُ «لَيْسَ هَدِيَّةٌ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ كَلِمَةِ حِكْمَةٍ تُهْدِيهَا لِأَخِيكَ»  

[Machine] "The superiority of a knowledgeable person over a diligent person is one hundred degrees, which is equivalent to five hundred years of the presence of an illuminated Persian stallion."  

«فَضْلُ الْعَالِمِ عَلَى الْمُجْتَهِدِ مِائَةُ دَرَجَةٍ مَا بَيْنَ الدَّرَجَتَيْنِ خَمْسُ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ حُضْرُ الْفَرَسِ الْمُضَمَّرِ السَّرِيعِ»  

[Machine] Allah raises those who have been given knowledge above those who believe by degrees.  

{يَرْفَعُ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ دَرَجَاتٍ} [المجادلة 11] قَالَ يَرْفَعُ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِدَرَجَاتٍ  

the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “When death comes while ones in seeking knowledge to revive Islam there is but one rank between him and the Prophets in Jannah.”  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ جَاءَهُ الْمَوْتُ وَهُوَ يَطْلُبُ الْعِلْمَ لِيُحْيِيَ بِهِ الْإِسْلَامَ فَبَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ النَّبِيِّينَ دَرَجَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ»  

[Machine] "Umar's knowledge decreased by two thirds," I said to Ibrahim. He replied, "Umar's knowledge decreased by nine tenths."  

«ذَهَبَ عُمَرُ بِثُلُثَيِ الْعِلْمِ» قَالَ فَذَكَرْتُ لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ فَقَالَ «ذَهَبَ عُمَرُ بِتِسْعَةِ أَعْشَارِ الْعِلْمِ»  

[Machine] "Whenever a group of people gather in one of the houses of Allah to study and discuss the Book of Allah among themselves, the angels lower their wings in humility and tranquility. They encompass them with their wings until they are immersed in their discussions. If someone traverses a path seeking knowledge, Allah makes their path to Paradise easy. And those whose actions are slow in progressing, their lineage will not hasten them."  

«مَا اجْتَمَعَ قَوْمٌ فِي بَيْتٍ مِنْ بُيُوتِ اللَّهِ يَتَذَاكَرُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَيَتَدَارَسُونَهُ بَيْنَهُمْ إِلَّا أَظَلَّتْهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ بِأَجْنِحَتِهَا حَتَّى يَخُوضُوا فِي حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِ وَمَنْ سَلَكَ طَرِيقًا يَبْتَغِي بِهِ الْعِلْمَ سَهَّلَ اللَّهُ طَرِيقَهُ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَمَنْ أَبْطَأَ بِهِ عَمَلُهُ لَمْ يُسْرِعْ بِهِ نَسَبُهُ»  

[Machine] "What brought you here?" I said, "The pursuit of knowledge." He said, "Should I not give you glad tidings?" I said, "Yes." So he raised the conversation to the Prophet, peace be upon him, and said, "Indeed, the angels lower their wings for the seeker of knowledge, pleased with what he seeks."  

مَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟ قُلْتُ ابْتِغَاءُ الْعِلْمِ قَالَ أَلَا أُبَشِّرُكَ؟ قُلْتُ بَلَى فَقَالَ رَفَعَ الْحَدِيثَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَقَالَ «إِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ لَتَضَعُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا لِطَالِبِ الْعِلْمِ رِضًا بِمَا يَطْلُبُ»  

[Machine] "The request for conversation today was not better than it. They (the people) said to Sufyan, 'Indeed, they seek it without intent?' He said, 'Their seeking it is with intent.'"  

«مَا كَانَ طَلَبُ الْحَدِيثِ أَفْضَلَ مِنْهُ الْيَوْمَ» قَالُوا لِسُفْيَانَ إِنَّهُمْ يَطْلُبُونَهُ بِغَيْرِ نِيَّةٍ؟ قَالَ «طَلَبُهُمْ إِيَّاهُ نِيَّةٌ»  

[Machine] "We have sought this knowledge, and we do not have a great intention in it. Then Allah provided us with the intention."  

«طَلَبْنَا هَذَا الْعِلْمَ وَمَا لَنَا فِيهِ كَبِيرُ نِيَّةٍ ثُمَّ رَزَقَ اللَّهُ بَعْدُ فِيهِ النِّيَّةَ»  

[Machine] "People have sought knowledge for the sake of Allah and not for what they can gain from it. He (the Prophet) said, 'Knowledge has remained with them until they sought it for the sake of Allah and not for what they can gain from it.'"  

«لَقَدْ طَلَبَ أَقْوَامٌ الْعِلْمَ مَا أَرَادُوا بِهِ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى وَلَا مَا عِنْدَهُ» قَالَ «فَمَا زَالَ بِهِمُ الْعِلْمُ حَتَّى أَرَادُوا بِهِ اللَّهَ وَمَا عِنْدَهُ»  

[Machine] Abu Muslim al-Khawlanī said, "The scholars are of three types: a man who lived in his knowledge and the people lived with him in it, a man who lived in his knowledge and no one lived with him in it, and a man who people lived in his knowledge and he was confused by it."  

أَبُو مُسْلِمٍ الْخَوْلَانِيُّ «الْعُلَمَاءُ ثَلَاثَةٌ فَرَجُلٌ عَاشَ فِي عِلْمِهِ وَعَاشَ مَعَهُ النَّاسُ فِيهِ وَرَجُلٌ عَاشَ فِي عِلْمِهِ وَلَمْ يَعِشْ مَعَهُ فِيهِ أَحَدٌ وَرَجُلٌ عَاشَ النَّاسُ فِي عِلْمِهِ وَكَانَ وَبَالًا عَلَيْهِ»  

[Machine] Prophet Musa ﷺ asked his Lord, "O Lord, who among your servants is the most fair in judgment?" He replied, "The one who judges people as he judges himself." Musa ﷺ asked, "O Lord, who among your servants is the richest?" He replied, "Those whom I have satisfied with what I have given them." Musa ﷺ asked, "O Lord, who among your servants is the most fearful of you?" He replied, "Those who know me the best."  

مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَا رَبِّ أَيُّ عِبَادِكَ أَحْكَمُ؟ قَالَ الَّذِي يَحْكُمُ لِلنَّاسِ كَمَا يَحْكُمُ لِنَفْسِهِ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ أَيُّ عِبَادِكَ أَغْنَى؟ قَالَ أَرْضَاهُمْ بِمَا قَسَمْتُ لَهُ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ أَيُّ عِبَادِكَ أَخْشَى لَكَ؟ قَالَ أَعْلَمُهُمْ بِي  

[Machine] It is said that there are three types of scholars: a scholar who fears Allah but is not well-versed in His commands, a scholar who fears Allah and is knowledgeable about His commands, and that is the perfect scholar, and a scholar who is knowledgeable about His commands but does not fear Allah, and that is the corrupt scholar.  

يُقَالُ الْعُلَمَاءُ ثَلَاثَةٌ عَالِمٌ بِاللَّهِ يَخْشَى اللَّهَ لَيْسَ بِعَالِمٍ بِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ وَعَالِمٌ بِاللَّهِ عَالِمٌ بِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ يَخْشَى اللَّهَ فَذَاكَ الْعَالِمُ الْكَامِلُ وَعَالِمٌ بِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ لَيْسَ بِعَالِمٍ بِاللَّهِ لَا يَخْشَى اللَّهَ فَذَلِكَ الْعَالِمُ الْفَاجِرُ  

[Machine] Knowledge is of two types: knowledge in the heart, and knowledge on the tongue. Knowledge in the heart is beneficial knowledge, and knowledge on the tongue is the evidence of Allah over the son of Adam.  

الْعِلْمُ عِلْمَانِ فَعِلْمٌ فِي الْقَلْبِ فَذَلِكَ الْعِلْمُ النَّافِعُ وَعِلْمٌ عَلَى اللِّسَانِ فَذَلِكَ حُجَّةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى ابْنِ آدَمَ  

This hadith has been narrated oif the authority of 'Adi b. Hatim through another chain of transmitters. (Using translation from Muslim 1929i)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ  

[Machine] "Learn, learn, and when you have learned, act."  

«تَعَلَّمُوا تَعَلَّمُوا فَإِذَا عَلِمْتُمْ فَاعْمَلُوا»  

[Machine] Whoever seeks knowledge for four purposes: to enter into Hell, to boast to scholars, to mock fools, to turn people's faces towards him, or to manipulate rulers.  

مَنْ طَلَبَ الْعِلْمَ لِأَرْبَعٍ دَخَلَ النَّارَ أَوْ نَحْوَ هَذِهِ الْكَلِمَةِ لِيُبَاهِيَ بِهِ الْعُلَمَاءَ أَوْ لِيُمَارِيَ بِهِ السُّفَهَاءَ أَوْ لِيَصْرِفَ بِهِ وُجُوهَ النَّاسِ إِلَيْهِ أَوْ لِيَأْخُذَ بِهِ مِنَ الْأُمَرَاءِ  

[Machine] "From the words of Jesus, peace be upon him, you work for the world and you are provided for in it without any effort, and you do not work for the hereafter and you are not provided for in it except by your deeds! Woe to you, evil scholars who take rewards and waste deeds! The Lord of deeds is about to demand his own work, and you are about to leave this vast world for the darkness of the grave and its narrowness. Allah forbids you from sins as He commanded you to pray and fast. How can someone be considered knowledgeable if they become angry with their sustenance and belittle their position, knowing that it is from the knowledge and power of Allah? How can someone be considered knowledgeable if they accuse Allah of what He has decreed for them and is not pleased with what afflictions have befallen them? How can someone be considered knowledgeable if they prioritize their worldly life over their hereafter, when they are in this world with a greater desire? How can someone be considered knowledgeable if their destination is towards their hereafter, while they are inclined towards their worldly life and what harms them is more delicious or beloved to them than what benefits them? How can someone be considered knowledgeable if they seek knowledge only to inform others of it, and not to act upon it?"  

أَنَّهُ مِنْ كَلَامِ عِيسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ تَعْمَلُونَ لِلدُّنْيَا وَأَنْتُمْ تُرْزَقُونَ فِيهَا بِغَيْرِ عَمَلٍ وَلَا تَعْمَلُونَ لِلْآخِرَةِ وَأَنْتُمْ لَا تُرْزَقُونَ فِيهَا إِلَّا بِالْعَمَلِ ويلَّكمْ عُلَمَاءَ السَّوْءِ الْأَجْرَ تَأْخُذُونَ وَالْعَمَلَ تُضَيِّعُونَ يُوشِكُ رَبُّ الْعَمَلِ أَنْ يَطْلُبَ عَمَلَهُ وَتُوشِكُونَ أَنْ تَخْرُجُوا مِنَ الدُّنْيَا الْعَرِيضَةِ إِلَى ظُلْمَةِ الْقَبْرِ وَضِيقِهِ اللَّهُ ينهاكمْ عَنِ الْخَطَايَا كَمَا أَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالصِّيَامِ كَيْفَ يَكُونُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مَنْ سَخِطَ رِزْقَهُ وَاحْتَقَرَ مَنْزِلَتَهُ وَقَدْ عَلِمَ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمِ اللَّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ؟ كَيْفَ يَكُونُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مَنِ اتَّهَمَ اللَّهَ فِيمَا قَضَى لَهُ فَلَيْسَ يَرْضَى شَيْئًا أَصَابَهُ؟ كَيْفَ يَكُونُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مَنْ دُنْيَاهُ آثَرُ عِنْدَهُ مِنْ آخِرَتِهِ وَهُوَ فِي الدُّنْيَا أَفْضَلُ رَغْبَةً؟ كَيْفَ يَكُونُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مَنْ مَصِيرُهُ إِلَى آخِرَتِهِ وَهُوَ مُقْبِلٌ عَلَى دُنْيَاهُ وَمَا يَضُرُّهُ أَشْهَى إِلَيْهِ أَوْ قَالَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّا يَنْفَعُهُ؟ كَيْفَ يَكُونُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مَنْ يَطْلُبُ الْكَلَامَ لِيُخْبِرَ بِهِ وَلَا يَطْلُبُهُ لِيَعْمَلَ بِهِ؟  

[Machine] It is said, "Learn knowledge and benefit from it, and do not learn it for the purpose of showing off, for it is very likely that if your life span is prolonged, the person with knowledge will show off with his knowledge just as the person with a fine garment shows off with his garment."  

يُقَالُ «تَعَلَّمُوا الْعِلْمَ وَانْتَفِعُوا بِهِ وَلَا تَعَلَّمُوهُ لِتَتَجَمَّلُوا بِهِ فَإِنَّهُ يُوشِكُ إِنْ طَالَ بِكُمْ عُمُرٌ أَنْ يَتَجَمَّلَ ذُو الْعِلْمِ بِعِلْمِهِ كَمَا يَتَجَمَّلُ ذُو الْبِزَّةِ بِبِزَّتِهِ»  

[Machine] A man asked the Prophet ﷺ about evil, and he replied "Do not ask me about evil, but ask me about goodness" and he repeated this three times. Then he said, "Indeed, the worst of evil is the evil of scholars, and the best of goodness is the goodness of scholars."  

سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنِ الشَّرِّ فَقَالَ «لَا تَسْأَلُونِي عَنِ الشَّرِّ وَاسْأَلُونِي عَنِ الْخَيْرِ يَقُولُهَا ثَلَاثًا» ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَلَا إِنَّ شَرَّ الشَّرِّ شِرَارُ الْعُلَمَاءِ وَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الْخَيْرِ خِيَارُ الْعُلَمَاءِ»  

[Machine] I heard Sha'abi saying that the seeking of this knowledge was only for those who possess two qualities: intellect and devotion. If someone is devoted but lacks intellect, he would say, "This is a matter that only the wise pursue," and he would not seek it. And if someone is intelligent but lacks devotion, he would say, "This is a matter that only the devout pursue," and he would not seek it. Then Sha'abi said, "I was afraid that today someone who possesses neither of these qualities would seek it."  

سَمِعْتُ الشَّعْبِيَّ يَقُولُ إِنَّمَا كَانَ يَطْلُبُ هَذَا الْعِلْمَ مَنِ اجْتَمَعَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَتَانِ الْعَقْلُ وَالنُّسُكُ فَإِنْ كَانَ نَاسِكًا وَلَمْ يَكُنْ عَاقِلًا قَالَ هَذَا أَمْرٌ لَا يَنَالُهُ إِلَّا الْعُقَلَاءُ فَلَمْ يَطْلُبْهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ عَاقِلًا وَلَمْ يَكُنْ نَاسِكًا قَالَ هَذَا أَمْرٌ لَا يَنَالُهُ إِلَّا النُّسَّاكُ فَلَمْ يَطْلُبْهُ فَقَالَ الشَّعْبِيُّ وَلَقَدْ رَهِبْتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ يَطْلُبُهُ الْيَوْمَ مَنْ لَيْسَتْ فِيهِ وَاحِدَةٌ مِنْهُمَا لَا عَقْلٌ وَلَا نُسُكٌ  

[Machine] The sentence translates to: "The man did not seek knowledge until he had worshipped for forty years before that."  

«كَانَ الرَّجُلُ لَا يَطْلُبُ الْعِلْمَ حَتَّى يَتَعَبَّدَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً»  

The Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever seeks knowledge in order to argue with the foolish, or to show off before the scholars, or to attract people's attention, will be in Hell." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 253)   

«مَنْ طَلَبَ الْعِلْمَ لِيُمَارِيَ بِهِ السُّفَهَاءَ وَلِيُبَاهِيَ بِهِ الْعُلَمَاءَ أَوْ لِيَصْرِفَ بِهِ وُجُوهَ النَّاسِ إِلَيْهِ فَهُوَ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ»  

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever seeks knowledge in order to argue with the foolish, or to show off before the scholars, or to attract people's attention, Allah will admit him to Hell.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 260)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ طَلَبَ الْعِلْمَ لِيُبَاهِيَ بِهِ الْعُلَمَاءَ أَوْ لِيُمَارِيَ بِهِ السُّفَهَاءَ أَوْ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُقْبِلَ بِوُجُوهِ النَّاسِ إِلَيْهِ أَدْخَلَهُ اللَّهُ جَهَنَّمَ»  

[Machine] "The speech of a person is guarded according to his intention."  

«إِنَّمَا يُحْفَظُ حَدِيثُ الرَّجُلِ عَلَى قَدْرِ نِيَّتِهِ»  

[Machine] To me, Abdullah says,"Verily, I reckon that a man forgetting knowledge that he knew is a sin that he commits."  

لِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ «إِنِّي لَأَحْسَبُ الرَّجُلَ يَنْسَى الْعِلْمَ كَانَ يَعْلَمُهُ لِلْخَطِيئَةِ كَانَ يَعْمَلُهَا»  

[Machine] Luqman the wise used to say to his son, "Oh my son, do not seek knowledge in order to show off to the scholars, to challenge the foolish, or to impress people in gatherings. And do not abandon knowledge out of arrogance and desire for ignorance. Oh my son, choose your companions wisely. If you see a group of people remembering God, then sit with them, for if you are knowledgeable, your knowledge will benefit you, and if you are ignorant, they will teach you. Perhaps Allah will bless you with His mercy through them and grant you their righteousness. But if you see a group of people who do not remember God, then do not sit with them, for if you are knowledgeable, your knowledge will not benefit you, and if you are ignorant, they will increase you in ignorance. Perhaps Allah will expose them to punishment, and you will befall the same fate."  

أَنَّ لُقْمَانَ الْحَكِيمَ كَانَ يَقُولُ لِابْنِهِ «يَا بُنَيَّ لَا تَعَلَّمِ الْعِلْمَ لِتُبَاهِيَ بِهِ الْعُلَمَاءَ أَوْ لِتُمَارِيَ بِهِ السُّفَهَاءَ أَوْ تُرَائِيَ بِهِ فِي الْمَجَالِسِ وَلَا تَتْرُكِ الْعِلْمَ زُهْدًا فِيهِ وَرَغْبَةً فِي الْجَهَالَةِ يَا بُنَيَّ اخْتَرِ الْمَجَالِسَ عَلَى عَيْنِكَ وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ قَوْمًا يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ فَاجْلِسْ مَعَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ تَكُنْ عَالِمًا يَنْفَعْكَ عِلْمُكَ وَإِنْ تَكُنْ جَاهِلًا يُعَلِّمُوكَ وَلَعَلَّ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَطَّلِعَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِرَحْمَتِهِ فَيُصِيبَكَ بِهَا مَعَهُمْ وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ قَوْمًا لَا يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ فَلَا تَجْلِسْ مَعَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ تَكُنْ عَالِمًا لَا يَنْفَعْكَ عِلْمُكَ وَإِنْ تَكُنْ جَاهِلًا زَادُوكَ غَيًّا وَلَعَلَّ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَطَّلِعَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِعَذَابٍ فَيُصِيبَكَ مَعَهُمْ»  

[Machine] "Do not speak falsehood in front of the wise, as they will despise you. Do not speak wisdom to the foolish, as they will deny you. Do not prevent knowledge from those who deserve it, for you would commit a sin. And do not place it in the hands of those who are not qualified, as you would be disregarded. Know that you have a responsibility towards your knowledge, just as you have a responsibility towards your wealth."  

«لَا تُحَدِّثِ الْبَاطِلَ الْحُكَمَاءَ فَيَمْقُتُوكَ وَلَا تُحَدِّثِ الْحِكْمَةَ لِلسُّفَهَاءِ فَيُكَذِّبُوكَ وَلَا تَمْنَعِ الْعِلْمَ أَهْلَهُ فَتَأْثَمَ وَلَا تَضَعْهُ فِي غَيْرِ أَهْلِهِ فَتُجَهَّلَ إِنَّ عَلَيْكَ فِي عِلْمِكَ حَقًّا كَمَا أَنَّ عَلَيْكَ فِي مَالِكَ حَقًّا»  

[Machine] "It benefits."  

أَنَّهُ يَنْفَعُ»  

[Machine] "Do not feed your food to those who do not desire it."  

«لَا تُطْعِمْ طَعَامَكَ مَنْ لَا يَشْتَهِيهِ»  

[Machine] "Luqman said to his son: 'O my son, do not seek knowledge to boast to the scholars, argue with the ignorant, show off in gatherings, or abandon knowledge in arrogance and desire for ignorance. And when you see people who do not remember Allah, sit with them, for if you are knowledgeable, your knowledge will benefit you, and if you are ignorant, they will teach you. Perhaps Allah will guide them through His mercy and you will be blessed with it too. And when you see people who do not remember Allah, do not sit with them. If you are knowledgeable, your knowledge will not benefit you, and if you are ignorant, they will increase you in deviation and heedlessness. Perhaps Allah will reveal His displeasure upon them and you will be affected with them.'"  

لُقْمَانُ لِابْنِهِ «يَا بُنَيَّ لَا تَعَلَّمِ الْعِلْمَ لِتُبَاهِيَ بِهِ الْعُلَمَاءَ وتُمَارِيَ بِهِ السُّفَهَاءَ وَتُرَائِيَ بِهِ فِي الْمَجَالِسِ وَلَا تَتْرُكِ الْعِلْمَ زَهَادَةً فِيهِ وَرَغْبَةً فِي الْجَهَالَةِ وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ قَوْمًا لا يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ فَاجْلِسْ مَعَهُمْ إِنْ تَكُ عَالِمًا يَنْفَعْكَ عِلْمُكَ وَإِنْ تَكُ جَاهِلًا عَلَّمُوكَ وَلَعَلَّ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَطَّلِعَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِرَحْمَتِهِ فَيُصِيبَكَ بِهَا مَعَهُمْ وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ قَوْمًا لَا يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ فَلَا تَجْلِسْ مَعَهُمْ إِنْ تَكُ عَالِمًا لَمْ يَنْفَعْكَ عِلْمُكَ وَإِنْ تَكُ جَاهِلًا زَادُوكَ غَيًّا أَوْ عِيًّا وَلَعَلَّ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَطَّلِعَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِسَخَطٍ فَيُصِيبَكَ بِهِ مَعَهُمْ»  

[Machine] "O holders of knowledge, act upon it, for true scholars are those who act upon what they know and align their actions with their knowledge. There will be people who possess knowledge but their actions do not reach the level of their knowledge. Their behavior contradicts their knowledge and their true intentions differ from what they display. They sit in gatherings to show off, competing with one another, to the extent that a person might get angry if their companion sits with someone else. Those individuals' deeds do not ascend to the heavens, rather they are presented to Allah the Almighty."  

«يَا حَمَلَةَ الْعِلْمِ اعْمَلُوا بِهِ فَإِنَّمَا الْعَالِمُ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِمَا عَلِمَ وَوَافَقَ عِلْمُهُ عَمَلَهُ وَسَيَكُونُ أَقْوَامٌ يَحْمِلُونَ الْعِلْمَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ تَرَاقِيَهُمْ يُخَالِفُ عَمَلُهُمْ عِلْمَهُمْ وَتُخَالِفُ سَرِيرَتُهُمْ عَلَانِيَتَهُمْ يَجْلِسُونَ حِلَقًا فَيُبَاهِيَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَغْضَبُ عَلَى جَلِيسِهِ أَنْ يَجْلِسَ إِلَى غَيْرِهِ وَيَدَعَهُ أُولَئِكَ لَا تَصْعَدُ أَعْمَالُهُمْ فِي مَجَالِسِهِمْ تِلْكَ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى»  

[Machine] "To admire his knowledge."  

أَنْ يُعْجَبَ بِعِلْمِهِ»  

[Machine] "That the least knowledgeable nation of this nation has taken a nation from the nations by its knowledge, so that nation became righteous."  

أَنَّ أَدْنَى هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ عِلْمًا أَخَذَتْ أُمَّةٌ مِنَ الْأُمَمِ بِعِلْمِهِ لَرَشَدَتْ تِلْكَ الْأُمَّةُ»  

[Machine] "If a man seeks knowledge and acts upon it, it will be better for him than the whole world and everything in it, even if he possessed it, and he will have it in the Hereafter."  

«إِنْ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ لَيُصِيبُ الْبَابَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ فَيَعْمَلُ بِهِ فَيَكُونُ خَيْرًا لَهُ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا لَوْ كَانَتْ لَهُ فَجَعَلَهَا فِي الْآخِرَةِ»  

[Machine] To see that in his sight and in his humility, and in his tongue and in his hands and in his prayers and in his asceticism.  

أَنْ يُرَى ذَلِكَ فِي بَصَرِهِ وَتَخَشُّعِهِ وَلِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ وَصَلَاتِهِ وَزُهْدِهِ  

[Machine] Muhammad said, "Look carefully at the source from whom you take this hadith, for it represents your religion."  

وَقَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ «انْظُرُوا عَمَّنْ تَأْخُذُونَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ دِينُكُمْ»  

[Machine] I heard Sufyan say, "No servant increases in knowledge without increasing in desire for the world, except that it increases their distance from Allah."  

سَمِعْتُ سُفْيَانَ يَقُولُ «مَا ازْدَادَ عَبْدٌ عِلْمًا فَازْدَادَ فِي الدُّنْيَا رَغْبَةً إِلَّا ازْدَادَ مِنَ اللَّهِ بُعْدًا»