Toggle above to switch between keyword search and direct hadith lookup
مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب العلمThe Book of Knowledge
(التَّرْغِيبُ فِي طَلَبِ العِلْمِ)(Encouragement to seek knowledge)
Hadith 246
اُردوEn
وَعَن أبي هُرَيْرَة رِوَايَةً: «يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَضْرِبَ النَّاسُ أَكْبَادَ الْإِبِلِ يَطْلُبُونَ الْعِلْمَ فَلَا يَجِدُونَ أَحَدًا أَعْلَمَ مِنْ عَالم الْمَدِينَة» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ فِي جَامِعِهِ. قَالَ ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ: إِنَّهُ مَالِكُ بْنُ أنس وَمثله عَن عبد الرَّزَّاق قَالَ اسحق بْنُ مُوسَى: وَسَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُيَيْنَةَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: هُوَ الْعُمَرِيُّ الزَّاهِدُ وَاسْمُهُ عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عبد الله
Abu Huraira transmitted [from the Prophet], "The time is approaching when men will urge on their camels in search of knowledge, but will find no one more learned than the learned man of Medina.” Tirmidhi transmitted it. and in his Jami' he quotes Ibn ‘Uyaina as saying that Malik b. Anas was meant, and the same view is expressed by ‘Abd ar-Razzaq. Ishab b. Musa said he heard Ibn ‘Uyaina say that he was al-‘Umari the ascetic, whose name was ‘Abd al-‘Aziz b. ‘Abdallah.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Hadith Authentication:
Its chain of narration is weak.
◄ In it, both Ibn Jurayj and Abu’z-Zubayr al-Makki are mudallis, and the narration is through «عن», therefore this chain is weak.
◄ In [الانتقاء لابن عبدالبر ص20], there is also a disconnected (i.e., weak) corroborating narration for it.
Benefit:
When this narration is weak, then there is no need to say, “By this is meant so-and-so or so-and-so.”
◄ It is absolutely correct that Imam Malik was a very great and trustworthy Imam, and ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar al-‘Umari was also trustworthy, but first it is necessary for the hadith to be authentic; only after that can the jurisprudence of the hadith be considered.
Its chain of narration is weak.
◄ In it, both Ibn Jurayj and Abu’z-Zubayr al-Makki are mudallis, and the narration is through «عن», therefore this chain is weak.
◄ In [الانتقاء لابن عبدالبر ص20], there is also a disconnected (i.e., weak) corroborating narration for it.
Benefit:
When this narration is weak, then there is no need to say, “By this is meant so-and-so or so-and-so.”
◄ It is absolutely correct that Imam Malik was a very great and trustworthy Imam, and ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar al-‘Umari was also trustworthy, but first it is necessary for the hadith to be authentic; only after that can the jurisprudence of the hadith be considered.
Source: Adwa al-Masabih fi Tahqiq Mishkat al-Masabih, Page: 246
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
Note:
(In the chain of narration, Ibn Jurayj and Abu’l-Zubayr are mudallis,
and the narration is with ‘an‘anah,
There is a corroborating narration (shahid) for this from the hadith of Abu Musa al-Ash‘ari radi Allahu anhu,
but in that, Zuhr ibn Muhammad is excessively erroneous,
and Sa‘id ibn Abi Hind is a mudallis.)
Note:
(In the chain of narration, Ibn Jurayj and Abu’l-Zubayr are mudallis,
and the narration is with ‘an‘anah,
There is a corroborating narration (shahid) for this from the hadith of Abu Musa al-Ash‘ari radi Allahu anhu,
but in that, Zuhr ibn Muhammad is excessively erroneous,
and Sa‘id ibn Abi Hind is a mudallis.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2680
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
From this hadith, it is understood that knowledge will continue until the Day of Judgment, and seekers of knowledge will continue to travel from distant places. This hadith also proves that Madinah Munawwarah was, is, and will remain the fountainhead of knowledge.
From this hadith, it is understood that knowledge will continue until the Day of Judgment, and seekers of knowledge will continue to travel from distant places. This hadith also proves that Madinah Munawwarah was, is, and will remain the fountainhead of knowledge.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 1179
