Book of Knowledge
① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-As, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
بلغوا عني ولو آية، وحدثوا عن بني إسرائيل ولا حرج، ومن كذب على متعمدا فليتبوأ مقعده من النار
“Convey from me even if it is one verse only. There is no harm in conveying from the Children of Israel, and whoever tells a lie about me, let him prepare his place in Hell.”
② Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates that he heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say:
نضر الله امرأ سمع منا شيئا فبلغه كما سمعه، فرب مبلغ أوعىٰ من سامع
“May Allah keep fresh the person who hears something from me and then conveys it exactly as he heard it. Sometimes the one to whom the message is conveyed is more careful than the one who heard it.”
The Virtue of Traveling for Seeking Knowledge
① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
من خرج فى طلب العلم فهو فى سبيل الله حتىٰ يرجع
“Whoever travels in search of knowledge, he is in the way of Allah until he returns.”
Inviting to Guidance (towards the truth)
① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
من دعا إلى هدى كان له من الأجر مثل أجور من تبعه لا ينقص ذٰلك من أجورهم شيئا، ومن دعا إلى ضلالة كان عليه من الإثم مثل آثام من تبعه لا ينقص ذٰلك من أوزارهم شيئا
“Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward like the reward of those who follow him, without that detracting from their reward in the slightest. And whoever calls to misguidance will bear a burden like the burden of those who follow him, without that detracting from their burden in the slightest.”
Traveling for the sake of seeking knowledge
① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir رضي الله عنه that he traveled a month’s distance to take a hadith from Abdullah bin Anis رضي الله عنه.
Imam Bukhari رحمه الله has narrated it in the form of juss (definitive) with a suspended chain
, also see Fath al-Bari
