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المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب الأدب
Book of Manners
بَابُ العقل وَفَضْلِهِ
Chapter: Intellect and its virtue
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 2786 — Intellect and its virtue
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ ، ثَنَا سَلَّامٌ أَبُو الْمُنْذِرِ ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ جَابَانَ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ : أَثْنَى قَوْمٌ عَلَى رَجُلٍ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى بَلَغُوا فِي الثَّنَاءِ فِي خِلَالِ الْخَيْرِ ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : كَيْفَ عَقْلُ الرَّجُلِ ؟ ، قَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، نُخْبِرُكَ عَنِ اجْتِهَادِهِ فِي الْعِبَادَةِ ، وَأَصْنَافِ الْخَيْرِ ، وَتَسْأَلُنَا عَنْ عَقْلِهِ ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : إِنَّ الْأَحْمَقَ يُصِيبُ بِحُمْقِهِ أَعْظَمَ مِنْ فُجُورِ الْفَاجِرِ ، وَإِنَّمَا يُرْفَعُ الْعِبَادُ غَدًا فِي الدَّرَجَاتِ ، وَيَنَالُونَ الزُّلْفَى مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ عَلَى قَدْرِ عُقُولِهِمْ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that some people praised a man in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to such an extent that they left nothing out in describing all his good qualities. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "How is this man's intellect?" They said: "O Messenger of Allah! We are telling you of his utmost striving in worship and his many kinds of good deeds, and you are asking us about his intellect?" So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, a foolish person, because of his foolishness, does far greater harm (in religion and worldly life) than a wicked person does through his wickedness. And tomorrow, on the Day of Resurrection, the ranks of the servants will be raised only according to their intellect and understanding, and they will also attain nearness and standing with their Lord only in proportion to the measure of their intellects."
The chain of this report has been criticised and it has been declared weak (Takhrij: al-Mu'jam al-Awsat: 4059, Shu'ab al-Iman of al-Bayhaqi: 4627; Allamah al-Albani declared it munkar (denounced) in al-Silsilah al-Da'ifah: 6116).
The chain of this report has been criticised and it has been declared weak (Takhrij: al-Mu'jam al-Awsat: 4059, Shu'ab al-Iman of al-Bayhaqi: 4627; Allamah al-Albani declared it munkar (denounced) in al-Silsilah al-Da'ifah: 6116).
