The virtue of the scholar over the worshiper

Two men were mentioned to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: one of them was a worshiper and the other a scholar. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The superiority of the scholar over the worshiper is like my superiority over the least of you." Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed, Allah, His angels, and the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth, even the ant in its hole, and even the fish, send blessings upon the one who teaches people good."

ذُكِرَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَجُلاَنِ، أَحَدُهُمَا عَابِدٌ وَالآخَرُ عَالِمٌ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «فَضْلُ الْعَالِمِ عَلَى الْعَابِدِ كَفَضْلِي عَلَى أَدْنَاكُمْ»، ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلاَئِكَتَهُ وَأَهْلَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ، حَتَّى النَّمْلَةَ فِي جُحْرِهَا، وَحَتَّى الْحُوتَ، لَيُصَلُّونَ عَلَى مُعَلِّمِ النَّاسِ الْخَيْرَ».

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Verily, Allah and His angels, even the ant in its hole and the fish in the sea, send blessings upon the teacher of goodness among the people."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ اللهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ حَتَّى النَّمْلَةَ فِي جُحْرِهَا وَحَتَّى الْحُوتَ فِي الْبَحْرِ لَيُصَلُّونَ عَلَى مُعَلِّمِ النَّاسِ الْخَيْرَ»

"فَضْلُ العِالِم عَلَى العَابِدِ كَفَضْلِى عَلَى أَدْنَاكم: إِنَّ الله وَمَلائِكَتَهُ وَأَهْلَ السَّمَوات والأَرْضِين حَتَّى النَّمْلَةَ فِي جُحْرِهَا وَحَتَّى الْحُوتَ لَيُصَلُّونَ عَلَى مُعَلِّمِ النَّاسِ الْخَيرَ".