140 hadith
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The guidance and knowledge with which Allah [[r4]] has sent me are like abundant rain that falls upon the earth. Part of the ground was receptive and absorbed the water, bringing forth abundant pasture and…
أحمد 19573SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Learn the Quran and the laws of inheritance, and teach them to the people, for I am soon to be taken."
الترمذي 2091DaifThe Prophet ﷺ said, "The guidance and knowledge with which Allah [[r4]] has sent me is like abundant rain falling on the earth. Some of the ground was fertile and absorbed the water, bringing forth grass and plants in abundance. Other…
الأعظمي 1145SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "The guidance and knowledge with which Allah [[r4]] has sent me is like abundant rain that falls upon the earth. Some of the land is fertile, absorbing the water and producing vegetation and grass in plenty. Other parts…
الأعظمي 15652SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "The example of the guidance and knowledge with which Allah has sent me is like abundant rain that fell upon a land. Some of it was fertile soil that absorbed the water and brought forth vegetation and grass in…
البخاري 79SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "The guidance and knowledge with which Allah [[r4]] has sent me is like abundant rain that falls upon the earth. Some of the ground is fertile and absorbs the water, bringing forth abundant pasture and grass. Other parts…
مسلم 5953SahihHe said, "This knowledge is religion, so be mindful of whom you take your religion from."
مسلم 26SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said one day in his sermon, "My Lord has commanded me to teach you what you do not know from what He has taught me this day." He also said, "I sent you only to test you and to test others through you."
الأعظمي 12907Sahih"Do you have any knowledge that other people do not possess?" He replied, "No, by Allah, we have nothing except what other people have, unless Allah grants a man understanding of the Quran, or what is in this document." It contained the…
ابن ماجه 2658SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever learns a branch of knowledge by which the pleasure of Allah is sought, yet learns it only to gain some worldly benefit, will not find the fragrance of Paradise on the Day of Resurrection." Siraj said…
أحمد 8457HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever acquires knowledge that should be sought for the sake of Allah [[r4]], yet learns it only to gain some worldly benefit, will not even smell the fragrance of Paradise on the Day of Resurrection."
الأعظمي 1281HasanWhen Muaz bin Jabal was on his deathbed, it was said to him, "Abu Abdul-Rahman, give us your final counsel." He said, "Sit me up." Then he said, "Knowledge and faith remain in their place. Whoever seeks them will find them," repeating this…
الأعظمي 10245HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever acquires a branch of knowledge by which the pleasure of Allah [[r4]] is sought, learning it only to gain some worldly advantage, will not find the fragrance of Paradise on the Day of Resurrection,"…
أبو داود 3664HasanWhen death approached Muaz bin Jabal, it was said to him, "Abu Abdul-Rahman, give us your final counsel." He said, "Sit me up." Then he said, "Knowledge and faith remain in their place. Whoever seeks them will find them," repeating this…
أحمد 22104SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever has mastered the first seven surahs is a learned scholar." Abu Abdul-Rahman said, I believe this chain includes "from his father, from Araj," but this is how it appeared in the book, so I do not know whether my…
أحمد 24444DifficultThe Prophet ﷺ said, "You are living in a time when scholars are many and preachers are few. Whoever in this time abandons even a tenth of what he knows has gone astray," or he said, "has perished. A time will come upon people when scholars…
أحمد 21372DaifI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Knowledge comes only through learning, and forbearance comes only through practicing forbearance. Whoever seeks the good will be granted it, and whoever guards himself against evil will be protected…
الأعظمي 1135HasanWe entered upon Abdullah bin Masud, and he said, "People, whoever knows something, let him speak of it, and whoever does not know, let him say, 'Allah knows best.' For it is part of knowledge that one says about what he does not know,…
الأعظمي 13186SahihAyesha reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, "I do not think that so-and-so and so-and-so know anything of our religion." Layth said, "They were two men from among the hypocrites." In another wording from her, she said, "The Prophet ﷺ came in…
الأعظمي 14930SahihI was sitting with Abu Darda in the mosque of Damascus when a man came to him and said, "Abu Darda, I have come to you from the city of the Messenger ﷺ for a hadith I heard you narrate from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I have not come for any…
أبو داود 3641DaifA man came from Medina to Abu Darda, who was in Damascus, and Abu Darda asked him, "What has brought you here, my brother?" The man replied, "A hadith that I have been told you narrate from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." Abu Darda asked, "Have…
أحمد 21715HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Seeking knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim, and the one who places knowledge with those unworthy of it is like one who adorns swine with jewels, pearls, and gold."
ابن ماجه 224DaifI was sitting with Abu Darda in the mosque of Damascus when a man came to him and said, "Abu Darda, I have come to you from the city of the Messenger because of a hadith that has reached me which you narrate from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ."…
الأعظمي 1111HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever acquires knowledge of something through which the pleasure of Allah is sought, learning it only to gain some worldly advantage, will not find the fragrance of Paradise on the Day of Resurrection,"…
ابن ماجه 252HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say, "Allah, benefit me by what You have taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase me in knowledge. Praise belongs to Allah in every state."
ابن ماجه 251DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Knowledge is of three kinds, and whatever is beyond that is extra: a clear verse, an established sunnah, or a just obligation."
أبو داود 2885DaifWhoever learns the Quran or teaches it
أحمد 413SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever travels a path seeking knowledge, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise."
الأعظمي 1108SahihHe was in Damascus, so he asked, "What has brought you here, my brother?" He replied, "A hadith that I heard you narrate from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." He asked, "Did you not come for some need?" He said, "No." He asked, "Did you not come…
الترمذي 2682DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever travels a path seeking knowledge, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise."
الترمذي 2646SahihThe Prophet ﷺ embraced me to his chest and said, "O Allah, teach him wisdom." Abu Muamar narrated to us, Abd al-Warith narrated to us, and he said, "Teach him the Book." Musa narrated to us, Wahib narrated to us, from Khalid, the like of…
البخاري 3756SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Knowledge is of three kinds, and whatever lies beyond them is extra: a clear verse, an established sunnah, or a just obligation."
ابن ماجه 54DaifThe Prophet ﷺ said, "You are living in an age whose scholars are many and whose preachers are few. Whoever abandons a tenth of what he knows in this age has gone astray," or he said, "has perished. A time will come upon people when their…
الأعظمي 15719HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "I do not think so-and-so and so-and-so know anything of our religion." Layth said, "They were two men from among the hypocrites."
البخاري 6067SahihI came to Safwan bin Assal al-Muradi, and he asked, "What has brought you here?" I replied, "The pursuit of knowledge." He said, "It has reached me that the angels lower their wings for the seeker of knowledge out of pleasure with what he…
أحمد 18100SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever goes out seeking knowledge is in the path of Allah until he returns."
الأعظمي 1112HasanI was sitting with Abu Darda in the mosque of Damascus when a man came to him and said, "Abu Darda, I have come to you from Medina, the city of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, because of a hadith that I have heard you narrate from the Prophet ﷺ."…
ابن ماجه 223DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever travels a path seeking knowledge, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise."
أحمد 8316SahihAbdullah bin Amr came to us on pilgrimage, and I heard him say, "I heard the Prophet ﷺ say, 'Allah does not take away knowledge by snatching it away from people after He has given it to them. Rather, He takes it away by taking the souls of…
الأعظمي 15696SahihThey used to travel often to this House. They said, "We came upon a man from the desert people." The Bedouin said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ took my hand and began teaching me from what Allah [[r5]] had taught him. He said, 'You will not…
أحمد 20739SahihIf the people of knowledge had safeguarded knowledge and placed it with those worthy of it, they would have become the leaders of their age through it. But instead they offered it to the people of worldly power in order to gain from their…
ابن ماجه 257DaifWe were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he raised his gaze toward the sky and said, "This is the time when knowledge will be snatched away from people until they can grasp nothing of it." Ziyad bin Labeed al-Ansari said, "How can it be…
الترمذي 2653SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever acquires knowledge for other than Allah, or intends by it other than Allah, let him take his seat in the Fire."
الترمذي 2655DaifWe came upon a man from the desert dwellers, and the Bedouin said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ took my hand and began to teach me from what Allah had taught him, and he said, 'You will not leave anything out of fear of Allah except that Allah…
الأعظمي 12654SahihI came to Safwan bin Assal al-Muradi, and he asked, "What brought you here?" I replied, "The pursuit of knowledge." He said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'No one leaves his home seeking knowledge but the angels lower their wings…
الأعظمي 548HasanWhen death approached him, it was said to him, "Abu Abdul-Rahman, give us your final counsel." He said, "Sit me up." Then he said, "Knowledge and faith remain in their place. Whoever seeks them will find them." He repeated this three times.…
الترمذي 3804SahihAbu Idris al-Khawlani Aaiz Allah reported that Yazid bin Umayra, who was among the companions of Muaz bin Jabal, told him the following. He said, Muaz never sat down in a gathering of remembrance without saying, "Allah is a just judge.…
أبو داود 4611SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever seeks knowledge, it will be an expiation for his past sins."
الترمذي 2648DaifLuqman the Wise gave his son this counsel, saying, "My son, sit in the company of the scholars and press close to them with your knees, for Allah gives life to hearts through the light of wisdom just as Allah gives life to dead earth…
مالك 1949DaifWhile we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one day, he looked up at the sky and said, "This is the time when knowledge is about to be taken away." A man from the Ansar named Ziyad bin Labeed said to him, "Will knowledge be taken…
أحمد 23990SahihI came to Safwan bin Assal al-Muradi, and he asked, "What has brought you here?" I replied, "I am seeking knowledge." He said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'No one leaves his home in pursuit of knowledge without the angels…
الأعظمي 1109Hasan*"We raise in degrees whom We will"* [Yusuf 12:76]. He said, "Through knowledge." I asked, "Who told you this?" He replied, "Zayd bin Aslam claimed so."
أحمد 449Sahih"By the One besides whom there is no god, there is no surah in the Book of Allah but that I know where it was revealed, and there is no verse but that I know concerning what it was revealed. If I knew of anyone more knowledgeable of the…
الأعظمي 10269SahihWe were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he raised his gaze to the sky and then said, "This is a time when knowledge will be snatched away from people until they can grasp none of it." Ziyad bin Labeed al-Ansari said, "How can it be…
الأعظمي 1243HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah, benefit me by what You have taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase me in knowledge. Praise be to Allah in every state, and I seek refuge in Allah from the state of the people of the…
الترمذي 3599DaifI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "The superiority of the scholar over the worshipper is like the superiority of the moon over the rest of the stars."
الأعظمي 1138HasanAffan said that the two of them used to perform Hajj frequently. They said, we came upon a man from the desert people, and the bedouin said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ took me by the hand and began teaching me from what Allah had taught him.…
أحمد 20746SahihAbdullah bin Amr came to us on pilgrimage, and I heard him say, "I heard the Prophet ﷺ say, 'Allah does not take knowledge away by snatching it from people after He has given it to them. Rather, He removes it by taking the souls of the…
البخاري 7307SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ looked up at the sky one day and said, "This is the time when knowledge will be taken away." A man from the Ansar named Labid bin Ziyad said, "Messenger of Allah, will knowledge be taken away when it has been firmly…
الأعظمي 1242SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Ask Allah for beneficial knowledge, and seek refuge in Allah from knowledge that brings no benefit."
الأعظمي 1187Hasan