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سنن ترمذي
Tirmidhi
كتاب العلم عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمChapters on Knowledge
باب مَا جَاءَ فِي فَضْلِ الْفِقْهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادَةِChapter: The Virtue of Knowledge and Jurisprudence in Worship
Hadith 2685
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى الصَّنْعَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ رَجَاءٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ جَمِيلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْقَاسِمُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيِّ، قَالَ : ذُكِرَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلَانِ أَحَدُهُمَا : عَابِدٌ وَالْآخَرُ عَالِمٌ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " فَضْلُ الْعَالِمِ عَلَى الْعَابِدِ كَفَضْلِي عَلَى أَدْنَاكُمْ " ، ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ وَأَهْلَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْض حَتَّى النَّمْلَةَ فِي جُحْرِهَا ، وَحَتَّى الْحُوتَ لَيُصَلُّونَ عَلَى مُعَلِّمِ النَّاسِ الْخَيْرَ " , قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ صَحِيحٌ , قَالَ : سَمِعْت أَبَا عَمَّارٍ الْحُسَيْنَ بْنَ حُرَيْثٍ الْخُزَاعِيَّ , يَقُولُ : سَمِعْتُ الْفُضَيْلَ بْنَ عِيَاضٍ , يَقُولُ : عَالِمٌ عَامِلٌ مُعَلِّمٌ يُدْعَى كَبِيرًا فِي مَلَكُوتِ السَّمَوَاتِ .
´Narrated Abu Umamah Al-Bahili:` "Two men were mentioned before the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). One of them a worshiper, and the other a scholar. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'The superiority of the scholar over the worshiper is like my superiority over the least of you.' Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Indeed Allah, His Angels, the inhabitants of the heavens and the earths - even the ant in his hole, even the fish - say Salat upon the one who teaches the people to do good.'"
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Hadith Authentication:
The chain of narration (isnad) of this hadith is hasan li-dhatihi (good in itself).
◈ Imam al-Tirmidhi said: «حسن غريب صحيح»
◈ Waleed ibn Jameel, due to being trustworthy according to the majority, was a narrator whose hadith is considered hasan. See my book: [تسهيل الحاجه 3725]
Jurisprudence of the Hadith:
➊ Teaching children the Book and the Sunnah and participating in the administration and management of schools is a virtuous deed.
➋ A scholar with correct creed and righteous action is always superior to a mere worshipper.
➌ The seeking of forgiveness (istighfar) by non-speaking creatures is among the matters of the unseen; after its proof, it is necessary to have faith in it, and we are unaware of its modality.
➍ Qadi Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad rahimahullah said:
«عالم عامل معلم يدعي كبيرا فى ملكوت السموات»
“The scholar who acts and teaches is called great in the dominion of the heavens.” [سنن الترمذي : 2685 وسنده صحيح]
The chain of narration (isnad) of this hadith is hasan li-dhatihi (good in itself).
◈ Imam al-Tirmidhi said: «حسن غريب صحيح»
◈ Waleed ibn Jameel, due to being trustworthy according to the majority, was a narrator whose hadith is considered hasan. See my book: [تسهيل الحاجه 3725]
Jurisprudence of the Hadith:
➊ Teaching children the Book and the Sunnah and participating in the administration and management of schools is a virtuous deed.
➋ A scholar with correct creed and righteous action is always superior to a mere worshipper.
➌ The seeking of forgiveness (istighfar) by non-speaking creatures is among the matters of the unseen; after its proof, it is necessary to have faith in it, and we are unaware of its modality.
➍ Qadi Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad rahimahullah said:
«عالم عامل معلم يدعي كبيرا فى ملكوت السموات»
“The scholar who acts and teaches is called great in the dominion of the heavens.” [سنن الترمذي : 2685 وسنده صحيح]
Source: Adwa al-Masabih fi Tahqiq Mishkat al-Masabih, Page: 213
