This excerpt is taken from Sheikh Hussain bin Mubarak Al-Mawsili's Arabic book Al-Awamer wal-Nawahi, whose Urdu translation has been done by Muhammad Sarwar Gohar Sahib under the title Ahkamat o Mamnooat.
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.”
Reference: (Bukhari, Book of the Prophets’ Hadiths, Hadith: 3461)
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.”
Reference: (Tirmidhi, Book of Knowledge, Hadith: 2657)
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."
Reference: (Tirmidhi, Book of Knowledge, Hadith: 2647. The narration is weak due to Abu Ja'far Razi's weak memory in the chain)
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."
Reference: (Muslim, Book of Knowledge, Hadith: 2674. Abu Dawood, Book of Sunnah, Hadith: 4609. Tirmidhi, Book of Knowledge, Hadith: 2674)
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
Reference: (1/ 208)
, also see Fath al-Bari
Reference: (209/1-210)
