Forty Gems of Beauty — Page v
The Holy Prophet Muhammad (May peace and blessings of Allah be on him), said: !" #$% & ' ( % )*+ , -$. # / , . 01 Whoso, [with a view to the welfare and reformation of my people] committed to memory at least forty of my A ha d i th, Allah will raise him as a jurist and religious divine, and I will be his intercessor with Allah and a witness to his faith on the Day of Resurrection. (Shu‘ab al-Īmān Lil-Baihaqī, Chapter: 17, Chapter: To seek knowledge, Hadith No: 1597)