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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب العلمBook of Knowledge
بَابٌ فِي الرِّحْلَةِ فِي طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ وَفَضْلِ طَالِبِهِChapter on traveling in search of knowledge and the virtue of the seeker of knowledge
Hadith 248
اُردوEn
عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ قَالَ: غَدَوْتُ إِلَى صَفْوَانَ بْنِ عَسَّالٍ الْمُرَادِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الْمَسْحِ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ فَقَالَ: مَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟ قُلْتُ: ابْتِغَاءَ الْعِلْمِ، قَالَ: أَلَا أُبَشِّرُكَ، وَرَفَعَ الْحَدِيثَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((إِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ لَتَضَعُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا لِطَالِبِ الْعِلْمِ رِضًا بِمَا يَطْلُبُ))
Zirr bin Hubaish (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I went to Sayyiduna Safwan bin Assal Muradi (may Allah be pleased with him) to ask about wiping over the socks. He said: "Why have you come?" I said: "For the acquisition of knowledge." He said: "Then shall I not give you glad tidings?" Then he narrated this hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "Indeed, the angels spread their wings for the seeker of knowledge, being pleased with what he seeks."
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … In order to attain these honors, strive as much as possible to become greater through the knowledge and righteous deeds of the scholars of Islam and the preachers. After acquiring knowledge, consider the propagation of religion and the reformation of people as the purpose and mission of your life. Cultivate sincerity, distance yourself from ostentation and show, do not regard this field as a result of compulsion, and do not let any worldly objective dominate you in this matter. The heights and blessings of this world and the Hereafter are for such people. Alas! If only we possessed the skills to attain these blessings.
Gentlemen! Bear in mind that the result of association with mosques, madrasahs, and the propagation of religion is not material wealth. Study the biographies of all those who worked for Islam before us; if they themselves were not wealthy, they did not make this field a means of acquiring wealth either. They lived a life of sufficiency, but Allah Ta‘ala accepted their share for the advancement of His religion.
Gentlemen! Bear in mind that the result of association with mosques, madrasahs, and the propagation of religion is not material wealth. Study the biographies of all those who worked for Islam before us; if they themselves were not wealthy, they did not make this field a means of acquiring wealth either. They lived a life of sufficiency, but Allah Ta‘ala accepted their share for the advancement of His religion.
