Hadith 591
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ السَّلَامِ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى، عَنْ الْحَسَنِ، أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ السُّوقَ فَسَاوَمَ رَجُلًا بِثَوْبٍ، فَقَالَ: "هُوَ لَكَ بِكَذَا وَكَذَا، وَاللَّهِ لَوْ كَانَ غَيْرَكَ مَا أَعْطَيْتُهُ، فَقَالَ: فَعَلْتُمُوهَا، فَمَا رُئِيَ بَعْدَهَا مُشْتَرِيًا مِنْ السُّوقِ، وَلَا بَائِعًا حَتَّى لَحِقَ بِاللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ".
It is narrated from Abdul A'la that Imam Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, entered the market. He bargained with a man over the price of a cloth, so the man said: "For you, it is for such-and-such (price); by Allah, if it were anyone other than you, I would not give it at this price." Imam Hasan, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "Why did you do that?" After that, he was not seen buying or selling in the market until he met Allah, the Exalted.
Hadith 592
أَخْبَرَنَا الْهَيْثَمُ بْنُ جَمِيلٍ، عَنْ حُسَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْشَرٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ "لَا يَشْتَرِي مِمَّنْ يَعْرِفُهُ".
Abu Ma'shar (Ziyad bin Kulayb) said: Imam Ibrahim Nakha'i, may Allah have mercy on him, would not buy from anyone whom he knew personally.
Hadith 593
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ السَّلَامِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ الْمُزَنِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ: قَسَمَ مُصْعَبُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ مَالًا فِي قُرَّاءِ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ حِينَ دَخَلَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ، فَبَعَثَ إِلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مَعْقِلٍ بِأَلْفَيْ دِرْهَمٍ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: اسْتَعِنْ بِهَا فِي شَهْرِكَ هَذَا، فَرَدَّهَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَعْقِلٍ وَقَالَ: "لَمْ نَقْرَأْ الْقُرْآنَ لِهَذَا".
It is narrated from Ubaid bin Al-Hasan that Mus'ab bin Zubair distributed some wealth among the reciters of Kufa at the beginning of Ramadan, and sent two thousand dirhams to Abdur Rahman bin Ma'qil and said: Take help from this wealth in this blessed month. But Abdur Rahman bin Ma'qil returned those dirhams and said: We do not recite the Qur'an for this (worldly gain).
Hadith 594
أَخْبَرَنَا أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي خَلَفٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ عِيَاضٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ عَلَيْه رضْوَانُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى، قَالَ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ: "مَنْ أَرْبَابُ الْعِلْمِ ؟"، قَالَ: "الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ بِمَا يَعْلَمُونَ، قَالَ: فَمَا يَنْفِي الْعِلْمَ مِنْ صُدُورِ الرِّجَالِ ؟، قَالَ: الطَّمَعُ".
Ubaidullah bin Umar narrated that Sayyiduna Umar bin Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) asked Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him): Who are the people of knowledge? He replied: Those who act according to their knowledge. He asked: What thing removes knowledge from the hearts of people? He replied: Greed.
Hadith 595
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، قَالَ: "مَا أَوَى شَيْءٌ إِلَى شَيْءٍ أَزْيَنَ مِنْ حِلْمٍ إِلَى عِلْمٍ".
It is narrated from Zaid: Nothing is better than anything else as much as forbearance is better than knowledge.
Hadith 596
أَخْبَرَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَاصِمٌ الْأَحْوَلُ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ الشَّعْبِيِّ، قَالَ: "زَيْنُ الْعِلْمِ حِلْمُ أَهْلِهِ".
It is narrated from Asim al-Ahwal: 'Amir al-Sha'bi said: The adornment of knowledge is the forbearance of the people of knowledge.
Hadith 597
أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، حَدَّثَنَا زَمْعَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ وَهْرَامٍ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، قَالَ: "مَا حُمِلَ الْعِلْمُ فِي مِثْلِ جِرَابِ حِلْمٍ".
It is narrated from Salamah bin Wahram that Imam Tawus, may Allah have mercy on him, said: Knowledge has not been taken away from anything like forbearance is taken away from a bag.
Hadith 598
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ ابْنِ شُبْرُمَةَ، عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ، قَالَ: "زَيْنُ الْعِلْمِ حِلْمُ أَهْلِهِ".
It is narrated from Ibn Shubruma: Sha'bi said: The adornment of knowledge is the forbearance of the people of knowledge.
Hadith 599
أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُطَرِّفُ بْنُ مَازِنٍ، عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ مِقْسَمٍ، عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، قَالَ: "إِنَّ الْحِكْمَةَ تَسْكُنُ الْقَلْبَ الْوَادِعَ السَّاكِنَ".
It is narrated from Ya'la bin Muqsim: Wahb bin Munabbih said: Wisdom resides in a forbearing and patient, and content heart.
Hadith 600
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ سُفْيَانَ، يَقُولُ: قَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ: "شِنْتُمْ الْعِلْمَ وَأَذْهَبْتُمْ نُورَهُ، وَلَوْ أَدْرَكَنِي وَإِيَّاكُمْ عُمَرُ رِضْوَانُ الله عَلَيْهِ لَأَوْجَعَنَا".
Sufyan used to say: Ubaidullah (Ibn Umar) said: You have stained knowledge and wasted its light. If I and you had been caught by our master Umar (may Allah be pleased with them all), he would have beaten us.
Hadith 601
أَخْبَرَنَا أَخْبَرَنَا شِهَابُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ أُمَيٍّ الْمُرَادِيِّ، قَالَ: قَالَ عَلِيٌّ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ: "تَعَلَّمُوا الْعِلْمَ، فَإِذَا عَلِمْتُمُوهُ، فَاكْظِمُوا عَلَيْهِ وَلَا تَشُوبُوهُ بِضَحِكٍ، وَلَا بِلَعِبٍ فَتَمُجَّهُ الْقُلُوبُ".
It is narrated from Umayy al-Muradi that Sayyiduna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said: Acquire knowledge, and when you have acquired knowledge, safeguard it. Do not mix it with jokes and play, lest the hearts discard it.
Hadith 602
أَخْبَرَنَا أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ الْفُضَيْلِ بْنِ غَزْوَانَ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حُسَيْنٍ رَحِمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ، قَالَ: "مَنْ ضَحِكَ ضَحْكَةً مَجَّ مَجَّةً مِنْ الْعِلْمِ".
It is narrated from Fudayl bin Ghazwan: Ali bin Husayn, may Allah have mercy on him, said: Whoever laughs once has plucked a bud of knowledge once. That is, laughing and bursting into laughter is not befitting the dignity of a scholar.
Hadith 603
أَخْبَرَنَا أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ لِكَعْبٍ: "مَنْ أَرْبَابُ الْعِلْمِ ؟، قَالَ: الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ بِمَا يَعْلَمُونَ، قَالَ: فَمَا أَخْرَجَ الْعِلْمَ مِنْ قُلُوبِ الْعُلَمَاءِ ؟، قَالَ: الطَّمَعُ".
It is narrated from Sufyan that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked Sayyiduna Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him): Who are the people of knowledge? He replied: Those who act according to their knowledge. He asked: And what has removed knowledge from the hearts of the scholars? He replied: (Greed) Covetousness has.
Hadith 604
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِيَاسٍ، قَالَ: كُنْتُ نَازِلًا عَلَى عَمْرِو بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ فَأَتَاهُ رَسُولُ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ حِينَ حَضَرَهُ رَمَضَانُ بِأَلْفَيْ دِرْهَمٍ، فَقَالَ: إِنَّ الْأَمِيرَ يُقْرِئُكَ السَّلَامَ، وَقَالَ: إِنَّا لَمْ نَدَعْ قَارِئًا شَرِيفًا إِلَّا وَقَدْ وَصَلَ إِلَيْهِ مِنَّا مَعْرُوفٌ، فَاسْتَعِنْ بِهَذَيْنِ عَلَى نَفَقَةِ شَهْرِكَ هَذَا، فَقَالَ: أَقْرِئْ الْأَمِيرَ السَّلَامَ، وَقُلْ لَهُ: "إِنَّا وَاللَّهِ مَا قَرَأْنَا الْقُرْآنَ نُرِيدُ بِهِ الدُّنْيَا وَدِرْهَمَهَا".
Abu Ayas said: I was staying with Amr bin Nu’man when a messenger of Mus’ab bin Zubair came to him during Ramadan with two thousand dirhams and said: The Amir (respected leader) sends you greetings and has ordered that we should not leave any honorable reciter (of the Qur’an) without a gift, so please accept these two thousand as expenses for this month. Amr bin Nu’man said: Convey my greetings to the respected Amir, and tell him: By Allah, we did not recite the Qur’an for the love of the world and dirhams.
