سنن ترمذي
Tirmidhi
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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
