The Importance of Acquiring Knowledge in Islam
Blog entry 1
Wednesday 28/8/2013
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi
wabarakatuh…
All praise is for Allah, the Lord and Cherisher of the Universe. We praise Him and seek His help and forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from the evil of ourselves and the wickedness of our own deeds. Whomever Allah guides, cannot be lead astray and whomever Allah does not guide, none can guide him. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone without associate, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His Messenger. May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, his household, his companions and all those who follow them in righteousness till the Day of Judgment.
May Allah blesses,
protects, forgives, and guides all the believers all around the world. Ameen.
“Are those
equal, those who know and those who do not know? It is only
men of understanding who will remember”.
Surah Al-Zumr, verse
9
"Allah
grants wisdom to whom He pleases and to whom wisdom is granted indeed he
receives an overflowing benefit."
Surah
Al-Baqarah, verse 269
In this entry, I
want to share with my friends of the privileges and importance of people who
seek knowledge throughout his life. As I have quoted above from the Quranic
verses, it’s clearly stated how Allah had described the people who had
knowledge, and educated, of having a special place than the one who did not. It’s
much more important to understand what we know than to know so much.
As in a daily
life of a Muslims, worship requires knowledge; good intentions are not enough.
If good intentions were enough, then there would be no need for Prophets
(P.B.U.H) to teach Islam to us. In fact, someone who commits a sin out of
ignorance has two sins: one for committing it and one for not having learned.
When society is full of such people it leads to disaster in this life and the
next.
This entry
wasn’t intended to be long. I hope although it’s short, it serves the purpose.
Let’s us just consider it as an eye opener, I hope readers could leave some
comments behind and share your thoughts. One who listens/reads might understand
more than the one who delivers.
On the authority of Abu Sa'id (Radhi Allahu
Ta'ala Anhu), who said that the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alayhi wa
Sallam) said:
Let not any one of you
belittle himself. They said: Ya Rasulullah, how can any one of us belittle
himself? He said: He finds a matter concerning Allah about which he should say
something, and he does not say [it], so Allah (mighty and sublime be He) says to
him on the Day of Resurrection: What prevented you from saying
something about such-and-such and such-and-such? He say: [It
was] out of fear of people. Then He says: Rather it is I whom you
should more properly fear.
It was related by Ibn Majah
with a sound chain of authorities.
Hadith Qudsi 22
stresses the importance of acquiring knowledge of the
Qur'an and Hadith and imparting it to others. No matter whether one has more or
less knowledge, he must communicate it to others. There is no justification to
presume that preaching or inviting to the Message of Allah is the duty of religious
scholars and those who are well-versed in this sphere. In fact, it is a duty
upon every Muslim, so much so that if a person knows even a single Verse of the
Qur'an, that is to say if he knows only one injunction of Allah, he is duty
bound to communicate it to other people.
Below, are some
of the contents which I had acquired from the islamicsystem.blogspot.com. It is
not my writing so I cited it direct from the source;
Status of people of
knowledge
The people of knowledge have a special status in Islam, we should respect them
“Say: "Are those who know equal to those who know not?" It is only men of understanding who will remember.” [TMQ az-Zumar:9]
Jabir (ra) reported: After the battle of Uhud, the Prophet (saw) arranged the burial of two of the martyrs in one grave. In each case he would ask, “Which one of them had learnt more Qur'an by heart?” He placed whichever was thus pointed out to him, first in the Lahd (type of grave). [Bukhari]
'Ubaadah b. as-Saamit (ra) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “He is not from my Ummah who does not acknowledge the honour due to our elders, who shows no mercy to our younger ones and nor recognises the right of our scholar.” Al-Munziri said: reported by Ahmad with a hasan chain. Al-Haythami said: reported by Ahmad and at-Tabaraani and its isnad is hasan.
Abdullah b. al-Mas'ud (ra) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Let those be nearest to me in Salah (prayer) who are mature and possess (religious) knowledge, then those who are nearest to them in these respects.” He repeated this three times and then added, “Beware of indulging in the loose talks of the markets (when you are in the mosque).” [Muslim]
Abu Musa (ra) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “It is out of reverence to Allah that we respecting an aged Muslim, and the one who commits the Qur'an to memory and does not exaggerate pronouncing its letters and nor forgets it after memorising, and to respect the just ruler.” Reported by Abu Dawud. An-Nawawi said the hadith is hasan. Ibn Muflih said the isnad is jayyid.
The people of knowledge have a special status in Islam, we should respect them
“Say: "Are those who know equal to those who know not?" It is only men of understanding who will remember.” [TMQ az-Zumar:9]
Jabir (ra) reported: After the battle of Uhud, the Prophet (saw) arranged the burial of two of the martyrs in one grave. In each case he would ask, “Which one of them had learnt more Qur'an by heart?” He placed whichever was thus pointed out to him, first in the Lahd (type of grave). [Bukhari]
'Ubaadah b. as-Saamit (ra) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “He is not from my Ummah who does not acknowledge the honour due to our elders, who shows no mercy to our younger ones and nor recognises the right of our scholar.” Al-Munziri said: reported by Ahmad with a hasan chain. Al-Haythami said: reported by Ahmad and at-Tabaraani and its isnad is hasan.
Abdullah b. al-Mas'ud (ra) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Let those be nearest to me in Salah (prayer) who are mature and possess (religious) knowledge, then those who are nearest to them in these respects.” He repeated this three times and then added, “Beware of indulging in the loose talks of the markets (when you are in the mosque).” [Muslim]
Abu Musa (ra) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “It is out of reverence to Allah that we respecting an aged Muslim, and the one who commits the Qur'an to memory and does not exaggerate pronouncing its letters and nor forgets it after memorising, and to respect the just ruler.” Reported by Abu Dawud. An-Nawawi said the hadith is hasan. Ibn Muflih said the isnad is jayyid.
The rewards of gaining
knowledge
Al-Bukhari narrated through Mu’awiyya bin Abu Sufyan: The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said:
“The one for whom Allah wills good (khayr), He grants him fiqh in the deen.”
It was narrated that Umar bin al-Khattab said: “The death of one thousand worshippers who pray at night and worship in the day is less serious than the death of one intelligent knower (baseer) of the halal and haram of Allah.”
All these narrations indicate to us as Muslims, and emphasise the importance of seeking knowledge.
Abu Huraira said, The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "The word of wisdom is the lost property of the believer, so wherever he finds it he has a better right to it." (Tirmidhi).
Abu Dardaa' (ra) said: "To learn of one issue (in deen) is better for me than to pray the entire night"
He also said: "The scholar and the seeker of knowledge are the partners in the sharing of good. Other men are hungry and there is no good in them."
Fath Al Musilee (radhiallahu anhu) said: "Would the sick person who is not fed or given anything to drink or given any medicine, not die?" The people replied: "Surely!" He said: "It is the same with the heart, it would die if knowledge and wisdom is withheld from it."
Narrated Abdullah bin Masud (Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Do not wish to be like anyone except in two cases. (1) (The first is) A person, whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it righteously; (2) (the second is) the one whom Allah has given wisdom and he acts according to it and teaches it to others." (Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
Abu Huraira said, The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "People are like mines of silver and gold; the more excellent of them in the days of Ignorance are the more excellent of them in Islam when they attain knowledge.” (Muslim, Mishkat).
Al-Bukhari narrated through Mu’awiyya bin Abu Sufyan: The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said:
“The one for whom Allah wills good (khayr), He grants him fiqh in the deen.”
It was narrated that Umar bin al-Khattab said: “The death of one thousand worshippers who pray at night and worship in the day is less serious than the death of one intelligent knower (baseer) of the halal and haram of Allah.”
All these narrations indicate to us as Muslims, and emphasise the importance of seeking knowledge.
Abu Huraira said, The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "The word of wisdom is the lost property of the believer, so wherever he finds it he has a better right to it." (Tirmidhi).
Abu Dardaa' (ra) said: "To learn of one issue (in deen) is better for me than to pray the entire night"
He also said: "The scholar and the seeker of knowledge are the partners in the sharing of good. Other men are hungry and there is no good in them."
Fath Al Musilee (radhiallahu anhu) said: "Would the sick person who is not fed or given anything to drink or given any medicine, not die?" The people replied: "Surely!" He said: "It is the same with the heart, it would die if knowledge and wisdom is withheld from it."
Narrated Abdullah bin Masud (Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Do not wish to be like anyone except in two cases. (1) (The first is) A person, whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it righteously; (2) (the second is) the one whom Allah has given wisdom and he acts according to it and teaches it to others." (Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
Abu Huraira said, The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "People are like mines of silver and gold; the more excellent of them in the days of Ignorance are the more excellent of them in Islam when they attain knowledge.” (Muslim, Mishkat).
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