Abu Hurairah reported the Prophet ﷺ as saying: 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.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب العلم / 3643
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:صحيح, رواه مسلم (2699) مطولًا
Hadith Takhrij« تفرد بہ أبو داود، (تحفة الأشراف: 12377)، وقد أخرجہ: صحیح مسلم/الذکر والتوبة 11 (2699)، سنن الترمذی/العلم 2 (2646)، سنن ابن ماجہ/المقدمة 17 (226)، مسند احمد (2/252)، سنن الدارمی/المقدمة 32 (356) (صحیح) »
Benefits and Issues: Benefit: Knowledge is not merely the name of reading and knowing. Rather, it is necessary that one also acts in accordance with it. Otherwise, no benefit will be gained from familial affiliations.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3643
´Narrated Abu Hurairah:` that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever takes a path upon which to obtain knowledge, Allah makes the path to Paradise easy for him."
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation: 1: The virtue of knowledge is established from this hadith. It is understood that traveling for the acquisition of knowledge is recommended (mustahabb). Musa (alayhis salam) traveled with Khidr (alayhis salam) to acquire knowledge. And Jabir bin Abdullah (radi Allahu anhu) undertook a journey of one month to learn a hadith from Abdullah bin Qais (radi Allahu anhu). The scholars of the Salaf used to travel long distances in pursuit of hadith. If one strives to acquire Islamic knowledge (ilm shar‘i) with sincerity of intention, Allah, Lord of the worlds, makes the path to Paradise easy for him.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2646