حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا رِفْدَةُ الْغَسَّانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتُ بْنُ عَجْلَانَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ، قَالَ: كَانَ يُقَالُ: "إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيُرِيدُ الْعَذَابَ بِأَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ، فَإِذَا سَمِعَ تَعْلِيمَ الصِّبْيَانِ الْحِكْمَةَ، صَرَفَ ذَلِكَ عَنْهُمْ" . قَالَ مَرْوَانُ: يَعْنِي بِالْحِكْمَةِ: الْقُرْآنَ.
Thabit bin Ajlan Ansari said: It was said that Allah intends to punish the people of the earth, but when He hears children learning wisdom, He changes His intention. Marwan said: By wisdom is meant the teaching of the Qur'an.