The Book of Knowledge
بَابُ مَنْ سُئِلَ عِلْمًا وَهُوَ مُشْتَغِلٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ فَأَتَمَّ الْحَدِيثَ ثُمَّ أَجَابَ السَّائِلَ:
(2) Chapter. Whoever is asked about knowledge while he is busy in some conversation, so he finished his talk, and then answered the questioner.
2بَابُ مَنْ رَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ بِالْعِلْمِ:
(3) Chapter. Whoever raises his voice in (conveying) knowledge.
3بَابُ قَوْلِ الْمُحَدِّثِ حَدَّثَنَا أَوْ أَخْبَرَنَا وَأَنْبَأَنَا:
(4) Chapter. Concerning variety of words used by the narrators conveying different significations regarding the concept of narrating and which has importance for the Hadith scholars only.
4بَابُ طَرْحِ الإِمَامِ الْمَسْأَلَةَ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ لِيَخْتَبِرَ مَا عِنْدَهُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ:
(5) Chapter. The Imam questioning his companions in order to test their knowledge.
5بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي الْعِلْمِ:
(6) Chapter. What is said about knowledge.
6بَابُ مَا يُذْكَرُ فِي الْمُنَاوَلَةِ وَكِتَابِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ بِالْعِلْمِ إِلَى الْبُلْدَانِ:
(7) Chapter. What is said regarding the hand to hand exchange (of books of knowledge), and the writing of knowledge by religious scholars to different countries.
7بَابُ مَنْ قَعَدَ حَيْثُ يَنْتَهِي بِهِ الْمَجْلِسُ، وَمَنْ رَأَى فُرْجَةً فِي الْحَلْقَةِ فَجَلَسَ فِيهَا:
(8) Chapter. Whoever sat at the farther end of a gathering. And whoever found a place amongst a gathering and took his seat there.
8بَابُ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «رُبَّ مُبَلَّغٍ أَوْعَى مِنْ سَامِعٍ»:
(9) Chapter. The Statement of the Prophet ﷺ: It is probable that a person who receives a piece of information indirectly may comprehend it better than he who has heard it directly from its source.”
9بَابُ مَا كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَخَوَّلُهُمْ بِالْمَوْعِظَةِ وَالْعِلْمِ كَيْ لاَ يَنْفِرُوا:
(11) Chapter. The Prophet ﷺ used to take care of the people in preaching by selecting a suitable time so that they might not run away (never made them averse or bored them with religious talk and knowledge all the time).
10بَابُ مَنْ جَعَلَ لأَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَيَّامًا مَعْلُومَةً:
(12) Chapter. Whoever fixed a special day for giving (a religious talk) to the students.
11بَابُ مَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُفَقِّهْهُ فِي الدِّينِ:
(13) Chapter. If Allah wants to do good to a person, He makes him comprehend (the religion). [The understanding of the Quran and As-Sunna (legal ways) of the Prophet (Muhammad ﷺ)].
12بَابُ الْفَهْمِ فِي الْعِلْمِ:
(14) Chapter. (The superiority of) comprehending knowledge.
13بَابُ الاِغْتِبَاطِ فِي الْعِلْمِ وَالْحِكْمَةِ:
(15) Chapter. Wish to be like the one who has knowledge and Al-Hikmah [wisdom i.e., the knowledge of the Quran and the Sunna (legal ways) of the Prophet ﷺ].
14بَابُ مَا ذُكِرَ فِي ذَهَابِ مُوسَى صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْبَحْرِ إِلَى الْخَضِرِ:
(16) Chapter. What has been said about the journey of Prophet Musa (Moses) علیہ السلام (when he went) in the sea to meet Al-Khidr.
15بَابُ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اللَّهُمَّ عَلِّمْهُ الْكِتَابَ»:
(17) Chapter. The statement of the Prophet ﷺ: “O Allah! Bestow on him (Ibn Abbas) the knowledge of the Book (the Quran).”
16بَابُ مَتَى يَصِحُّ سَمَاعُ الصَّغِيرِ:
(18) Chapter. At what age may a youth be listened to (i.e. quotation of the Hadith from a boy be acceptable).
17بَابُ الْخُرُوجِ فِي طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ:
(19) Chapter. To go out in search of knowledge.
18بَابُ فَضْلِ مَنْ عَلِمَ وَعَلَّمَ:
(20) Chapter. The superiority of a person who learns (Islam, becomes a religious scholar) and then teaches it to others.
19بَابُ رَفْعِ الْعِلْمِ وَظُهُورِ الْجَهْلِ:
(21) Chapter. (What is said regarding) the disappearance of the (religious) knowledge and the appearance of (religious) ignorance.
20بَابُ فَضْلِ الْعِلْمِ:
(22) Chapter. The superiority of (religious) knowledge.
21بَابُ الْفُتْيَا وَهُوَ وَاقِفٌ عَلَى الدَّابَّةِ وَغَيْرِهَا:
(23) Chapter. To give a religious verdict while riding an animal or standing on anything else.
22بَابُ مَنْ أَجَابَ الْفُتْيَا بِإِشَارَةِ الْيَدِ وَالرَّأْسِ:
(24) Chapter. Whoever gave a religious verdict by beckoning or by nodding.
23بَابُ تَحْرِيضِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَفْدَ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ عَلَى أَنْ يَحْفَظُوا الإِيمَانَ وَالْعِلْمَ وَيُخْبِرُوا مَنْ وَرَاءَهُمْ:
(25) Chapter. The Prophet ﷺ urged the people (mission) of Abdul Qais to memorize the faith and the (religious) knowledge (as he explained to them) and to inform (convey) to their people whom they have left behind (at home).
24بَابُ الرِّحْلَةِ فِي الْمَسْأَلَةِ النَّازِلَةِ وَتَعْلِيمِ أَهْلِهِ:
(26) Chapter. To travel seeking an answer to a problematic matter, and to teach it to one’s family.
25بَابُ التَّنَاوُبِ فِي الْعِلْمِ:
(27) Chapter. To fix the duties in rotation for learning (religious) knowledge.
26بَابُ الْغَضَبِ فِي الْمَوْعِظَةِ وَالتَّعْلِيمِ إِذَا رَأَى مَا يَكْرَهُ:
(28) Chapter. To be furious while preaching or teaching if one sees what one hates.
27بَابُ مَنْ بَرَكَ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ عِنْدَ الإِمَامِ أَوِ الْمُحَدِّثِ:
(29) Chapter. Whoever knelt down before the Imam or a (religious) preacher.
28بَابُ مَنْ أَعَادَ الْحَدِيثَ ثَلاَثًا لِيُفْهَمَ عَنْهُ:
(30) Chapter. Repeating one’s talk thrice in order to make others understand.
29بَابُ تَعْلِيمِ الرَّجُلِ أَمَتَهُ وَأَهْلَهُ:
(31) Chapter. A man teaching (religion to) his woman-slave and his family.
30بَابُ عِظَةِ الإِمَامِ النِّسَاءَ وَتَعْلِيمِهِنَّ:
(32) Chapter. The preaching (and teaching) of the (religious) knowledge to women by the Imam (Chief):
31بَابُ الْحِرْصِ عَلَى الْحَدِيثِ:
(33) Chapter. Eagerness to (learn) the Hadith.
32بَابُ كَيْفَ يُقْبَضُ الْعِلْمُ:
(34) Chapter. How the (religious) knowledge will be taken away?
33بَابُ هَلْ يُجْعَلُ لِلنِّسَاءِ يَوْمٌ عَلَى حِدَةٍ فِي الْعِلْمِ:
(35) Chapter. Should a day be fixed for women in order to teach them religion (apart from men)?
34بَابُ مَنْ سَمِعَ شَيْئًا فَرَاجَعَ حَتَّى يَعْرِفَهُ:
(36) Chapter. Whoever heard something (but did not understand it) and then asked again till he understood it completely.
35بَابُ لِيُبَلِّغِ الْعِلْمَ الشَّاهِدُ الْغَائِبَ:
(37) Chapter. It is incumbent on those who are present [in a religious meeting (or conference)] to convey the knowledge to those who are absent.
36بَابُ إِثْمِ مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:
(38) Chapter. The sin of a person who tells a lie against the Prophet ﷺ.
37بَابُ كِتَابَةِ الْعِلْمِ:
(39) Chapter. The writing of knowledge.
38بَابُ الْعِلْمِ وَالْعِظَةِ بِاللَّيْلِ:
(40) Chapter. The knowledge and its teaching and preaching at night.
39بَابُ السَّمَرِ بِالْعِلْمِ:
(41) Chapter. To speak about (religious) knowledge at night.
40بَابُ حِفْظِ الْعِلْمِ:
(42) Chapter. (What is said regarding) the memorization of the (religious) knowledge.
41بَابُ الإِنْصَاتِ لِلْعُلَمَاءِ:
(43) Chapter. To be quiet (and listen) to religious learned men.
42بَابُ مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ لِلْعَالِمِ إِذَا سُئِلَ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَعْلَمُ فَيَكِلُ الْعِلْمَ إِلَى اللَّهِ:
(44) Chapter. When a religious learned man is asked, “Who is the most learned person,” it is better for him to attribute or entrust absolute knowledge to Allah and to say, “Allah is the Most Learned (than anybody else).”
43بَابُ مَنْ سَأَلَ وَهْوَ قَائِمٌ عَالِمًا جَالِسًا:
(45) CHAPTER Whosoever, while standing, asked a religious learned man who was sitting (on a pulpit or a similar thing, about something).
44بَابُ السُّؤَالِ وَالْفُتْيَا عِنْدَ رَمْيِ الْجِمَارِ:
(46) Chapter. To ask about a religious matter and to give a religious verdict (at Mina during Hajj) while doing the Ramy of Jimar (throwing of pebbles at the Jimar in Mina during Hajj).
45بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {وَمَا أُوتِيتُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً} :
(47) Chapter. The Statement of Allah: “And of knowledge you (mankind) have been given only a little.” (V. 17:85)
46بَابُ مَنْ تَرَكَ بَعْضَ الاِخْتِيَارِ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَقْصُرَ فَهْمُ بَعْضِ النَّاسِ عَنْهُ فَيَقَعُوا فِي أَشَدَّ مِنْهُ:
(48) Chapter. Whosoever left some optional things simply for the fear that some people may not be able to understand them and may fall into something more difficult.
47بَابُ مَنْ خَصَّ بِالْعِلْمِ قَوْمًا دُونَ قَوْمٍ كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ لاَ يَفْهَمُوا:
(49) Chapter. Whoever selected some people to teach them (religious) knowledge preferring them over others for fear that the others may not understand it.
48بَابُ الْحَيَاءِ فِي الْعِلْمِ:
(50) Chapter. (What is said as regards): To be shy (Al-Haya) while learning (religious) knowledge.
49بَابُ مَنِ اسْتَحْيَا فَأَمَرَ غَيْرَهُ بِالسُّؤَالِ:
(51) Chapter. Whosoever felt shy (to ask something) and then requested another person to ask on his behalf.
50بَابُ ذِكْرِ الْعِلْمِ وَالْفُتْيَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ:
(52) Chapter. Teaching religious knowledge and giving religious verdicts in a mosque.
51بَابُ مَنْ أَجَابَ السَّائِلَ بِأَكْثَرَ مِمَّا سَأَلَهُ:
(53) Chapter. Whosoever answered to the questioner more than what he asked.
