Gardens of the Righteous — Page 233
RIYADH AS-SALIHIN 233 follows a path for seeking knowledge. Allah will ease the way to Paradise (Muslim). 1387. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who calls another to guidance will have a reward equal to the reward of him who follows him; this will not diminish the reward of either of them (Muslim). 1388. This hadith is the same as No. 953. 1389. This hadith is the same as No. 481. 1390. Anas relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who issues forth in search of knowledge is busy in the cause of Allah till he returns from his quest (Tirmidhi). 1391. Abu Sa'id Khudri relates that the Holy Prophet said: A believer never has his fill of knowledge till he ends up in Paradise (Tirmidhi). 1392. Abu Umamah relates that the Holy Prophet said: A learned one is as much above a worshipper as I am above the least of you; and he added: Allah, His angels and all those in the heavens and the earth even the ants in their heaps and the fish in the water call down blessings on those who instruct people in beneficent knowledge (Tirmidhi). 1393. Abu Darda' relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: For him who adopts a path seeking knowledge, Allah eases the way to Paradise and angels spread their wings for a seeker of knowledge, being pleased with his occupation, and all that are in the heavens and the earth, including the fish in the water, ask for forgiveness for a learned one. A learned one is superior to a worshipper as the moon is superior to all the planets. The divines are heirs of the. Prophets and the Prophets do not leave an inheritance of dirhems and dinars but only of knowledge. He who acquires knowledge acquires a vast portion (Abu. Daud and Tirmidhi). 1394. Ibn Mas'ud relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: May Allah prosper the affairs of a person who hears something from me and conveys it to others as he heard it, for sometimes one who hears from another remembers it better than the original hearer himself (Tirmidhi). 1395. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who is asked about knowledge and conceals it will be bridled on the Day of Judgment with a bridle of Fire (Abu Daud and Tirmidhi). 1396. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who acquires knowledge through which the pleasure of Allah, the Lord of honour and glory, might be sought only so that he might attain through it something that he desires of the world will not perceive even the fragrance of Paradise on the Day of Judgment. (Abu Daud). 1397. Abdullah ibn Amr ibn 'As relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: Allah will not roll up knowledge by withdrawing it from people but will put it out of reach through the death of divines with the result that when there are no divines people will adopt ignorant ones as their leaders and will ask them for guidance and they will render their opinions without knowledge. They will be astray themselves and will lead others astray (Bokhari and Muslim).