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سنن دارمي
Darimi
مقدمهIntroduction
باب الْعَمَلِ بِالْعِلْمِ وَحُسْنِ النِّيَّةِ فِيهِ:Chapter: Acting Upon Knowledge and Sincerity in It
Hadith 266
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ حَازِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مَزْيَدٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ يُحَدِّثُ، عَنْ سَعْدٍ، أَنَّهُ أَتَى ابْنَ مُنَبِّهٍ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ الْحَسَنِ، وَقَالَ لَهُ: كَيْفَ عَقْلُهُ ؟ فَأَخْبَرَهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: إِنَّا لَنَتَحَدَّثُ، أَوْ نَجِدُ فِي الْكُتُبِ أَنَّهُ: "مَا آتَى اللَّهُ سًبْحَانَه عَبْدًا عِلْمًا فَعَمِلَ بِهِ عَلَى سَبِيلِ الْهُدَى، فَيَسْلُبَهُ عَقْلَهُ حَتَّى يَقْبِضَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ".
It is narrated from Sa’d that he went to Wahb bin Munabbih, and Wahb asked him about Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him), inquiring about his intellect and understanding. Sa’d described his condition, and then said: We have read in the (heavenly) scriptures that Allah Almighty has never granted knowledge to any servant, and that servant acted upon it while following the path of guidance, except that Allah Almighty would not take away his intellect until He seizes his soul and calls him to Himself.
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadiths 263 to 266)
From this narration, it is understood that the intellect of a practicing scholar remains intact until the moment of death. Although this narration is from the Isra’iliyyat, it is supported by the noble verse «﴿ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَاهُ أَسْفَلَ سَافِلِينَ[5] إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ ...﴾ [التين : 5، 6]».
In this verse, there is an indication of a person reaching the most decrepit age, at which point baseness enters the intellect and consciousness, but the believers remain protected from this.
Among our respected teachers, we have seen many who reached nearly one hundred years of age, yet their intellect and understanding remained preserved.
The muhaddith of the era and jurist of the time, Samahat al-Shaykh Ibn Baz rahimahullah, on the night he passed away, after completing his prayers and other matters, continued to listen to and dictate affairs; he completed 17 matters and, before Fajr, met his true Master. Until the very end, his state of intellect and consciousness was enviable.
«(تغمده اللّٰه بواسع رحمته)» In the same way, I saw Shaykh al-Hadith Maulana Abdul Jabbar Sahib Shukrawi.
«غفر اللّٰه له.»
From this narration, it is understood that the intellect of a practicing scholar remains intact until the moment of death. Although this narration is from the Isra’iliyyat, it is supported by the noble verse «﴿ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَاهُ أَسْفَلَ سَافِلِينَ[5] إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ ...﴾ [التين : 5، 6]».
In this verse, there is an indication of a person reaching the most decrepit age, at which point baseness enters the intellect and consciousness, but the believers remain protected from this.
Among our respected teachers, we have seen many who reached nearly one hundred years of age, yet their intellect and understanding remained preserved.
The muhaddith of the era and jurist of the time, Samahat al-Shaykh Ibn Baz rahimahullah, on the night he passed away, after completing his prayers and other matters, continued to listen to and dictate affairs; he completed 17 matters and, before Fajr, met his true Master. Until the very end, his state of intellect and consciousness was enviable.
«(تغمده اللّٰه بواسع رحمته)» In the same way, I saw Shaykh al-Hadith Maulana Abdul Jabbar Sahib Shukrawi.
«غفر اللّٰه له.»
