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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب العلمBook of Knowledge
بَابُ فَضْلِ الْعِلْمِ وَالْعُلَمَاءِChapter on the virtue of knowledge and scholars
Hadith 237
اُردوEn
عَنْ نَافِعٍ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَارِثِ أَنَّهُ لَقِيَ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ بِعُسْفَانَ، وَكَانَ عُمَرُ اسْتَعْمَلَهُ عَلَى مُلْكِهِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ: مَنِ اسْتَخْلَفْتَ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْوَادِي؟ قَالَ: اسْتَخْلَفْتُ عَلَيْهِمُ ابْنَ أَبْزَى، قَالَ: وَمَا ابْنُ أَبْزَى؟ فَقَالَ: رَجُلٌ مِنْ مَوَالِينَا، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: اسْتَخْلَفْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ مَوْلًى! فَقَالَ: إِنَّهُ قَارِئُ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَالِمٌ بِالْفَرَائِضِ قَاضٍ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: أَمَا إِنَّ نَبِيَّكَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ قَالَ: ((إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَرْفَعُ بِهَذَا الْكِتَابِ أَقْوَامًا وَيَضَعُ بِهِ آخَرِينَ))
It is narrated from Nafi’ bin ‘Abd al-Harith (may Allah have mercy on him) that he met Sayyiduna ‘Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) at the place of ‘Usfan. Sayyiduna ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) had appointed him as the governor of his former territory. Sayyiduna ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him: “Whom have you appointed as your deputy over the people of the valley?” He replied: “I have appointed Ibn Abza as my deputy.” He asked: “Who is Ibn Abza?” He replied: “He is one of our slaves.” He said: “You have appointed a slave as your deputy!” He replied: “Yes, he is one who recites the Book of Allah, knows the laws of inheritance, and passes judgments.” Sayyiduna ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “Beware! Your Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Verily, Allah elevates many people through this Book and humiliates others through it.”
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … This is the era of the caliphate of Sayyiduna Umar (radi Allahu anhu), in which a slave is being appointed as the leader of the people due to his knowledge of the Shari‘ah. The standard of honor and humiliation for the Muslims is the speech of Allah, the Exalted.
