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سنن ترمذي
Tirmidhi
كتاب العلم عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمChapters on Knowledge
باب مَا جَاءَ فِي فَضْلِ طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِChapter: The Virtue of Seeking Knowledge
Hadith 2646
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنْ سَلَكَ طَرِيقًا يَلْتَمِسُ فِيهِ عِلْمًا سَهَّلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ طَرِيقًا إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ " , قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ .
´Narrated Abu Hurairah:` that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever takes a path upon which to obtain knowledge, Allah makes the path to Paradise easy for him."
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Brief Explanation
1؎ : From this hadith, the virtue of knowledge is established. It is understood that traveling for the acquisition of knowledge is recommended (mustahabb). Musa (alayhis salam) traveled with Khidr (alayhis salam) to acquire knowledge, and Jabir ibn Abdullah (radi Allahu anhu) undertook a journey of one month to learn a single hadith from Abdullah ibn Qais (radi Allahu anhu). The scholars of the salaf used to travel far and wide in pursuit of hadith. If one strives to acquire sacred knowledge (ilm shar‘i) with sincerity of intention, Allah, Lord of the worlds (Rabb al-‘alamin), makes the path to Paradise easy for him.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
The virtue of knowledge is established from this hadith.
It is understood that traveling for the acquisition of knowledge is recommended (mustahabb).
Musa (alayhis salam) traveled with Khidr (alayhis salam) to acquire knowledge.
And Jabir bin Abdullah (radi Allahu anhu) undertook a journey of one month to learn a hadith from Abdullah bin Qais (radi Allahu anhu).
The scholars of the Salaf used to travel long distances in pursuit of hadith.
If one strives to acquire Islamic knowledge (ilm shar‘i) with sincerity of intention, Allah, Lord of the worlds, makes the path to Paradise easy for him.
1:
The virtue of knowledge is established from this hadith.
It is understood that traveling for the acquisition of knowledge is recommended (mustahabb).
Musa (alayhis salam) traveled with Khidr (alayhis salam) to acquire knowledge.
And Jabir bin Abdullah (radi Allahu anhu) undertook a journey of one month to learn a hadith from Abdullah bin Qais (radi Allahu anhu).
The scholars of the Salaf used to travel long distances in pursuit of hadith.
If one strives to acquire Islamic knowledge (ilm shar‘i) with sincerity of intention, Allah, Lord of the worlds, makes the path to Paradise easy for him.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2646
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Benefit: Knowledge is not merely the name of reading and knowing.
Rather, it is necessary that one also acts in accordance with it.
Otherwise, no benefit will be gained from familial affiliations.
Benefit: Knowledge is not merely the name of reading and knowing.
Rather, it is necessary that one also acts in accordance with it.
Otherwise, no benefit will be gained from familial affiliations.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3643
