Virtues of Knowledge which is Learnt and Taught for the sake of Allah

Mu'awiyah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah said, "When Allah wishes good for someone, He bestows upon him the understanding of Deen."

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن معاوية رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ : "من يرد الله به خيرًا يفقه في الدين" ((متفق عليه))

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Prophet ﷺ said, "Envy is permitted only in two cases: A man whom Allah gives wealth, and he disposes of it rightfully, and a man to whom Allah gives knowledge which he applies and teaches it."

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ: "لا حسد إلا في اثنتين: رجل آتاه الله مالا فسلطه على هلكته في الحق، ورجل آتاه الله الحكمة فهو يقضي بها ويعلمها" ((متفق عليه))

Abu Musa (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The guidance and knowledge with which Allah has sent me are like abundant rain which fell on a land. A fertile part of it absorbed the water and brought forth profuse herbage and pasture; and solid ground patches which retained the water by which Allah has benefited people, who drank from it, irrigated their crops and sowed their seeds; and another sandy plane which could neither retain the water nor produce herbage. Such is the similitude of the person who becomes well-versed in the religion of Allah and receives benefit from the Message entrusted to me by Allah, so he himself has learned and taught it to others; such is also the similitude of the person who has stubbornly and ignorantly rejected Allah's Guidance with which I have been sent."

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن أبي موسى رضي الله عنه قال: قال النبي ﷺ : "مثل ما بعثني الله به من الهدى والعلم كمثل غيث أصاب أرضًا، فكانت منها طائفة طيبة قبلت الماء فأنبتت الكلأ، والعشب الكثير وكان منها أجادب أمسكت الماء، فنفع الله بها الناس، فشربوا منها وسقوا وزرعوا، وأصاب طائفة منها أخرى إنما هي قيعان لا تمسك ماء ولا تنبت كلأ فذلك مثل من فقه في دين الله ونفعه ما بعثني الله به وعلم، ومثل من لم يرفع بذلك رأسًا ولم يقبل هدى الله الذي أرسلت به" ((متفق عليه))

Sahl bin Sa'd (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Prophet ﷺ said to 'Ali (May Allah be pleased with him), "By Allah, if a single person is guided by Allah through you, it will be better for you than a whole lot of red camels."

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن سهل بن سعد رضي الله عنه أن النبي ﷺ قال علي رضي الله عنه : "فوالله لأن يهدي الله بك رجلا واحدا خير من حمر النعم" ((متفق عليه))

'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
The Prophet ﷺ said, "Convey from me even an Ayah of the Qur'an; relate traditions from Banu Israel, and there is no restriction on that; but he who deliberately forges a lie against me let him have his abode in the Hell."

[Al-Bukhari].

وعن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص رضي الله عنهما أن النبي ﷺ قال: "بلغوا عني ولو آية وحدثوا عن بني إسرائيل ولا حرج، ومن كذب علي متعمدًا فليتبوأ مقعده من النار" ((رواه البخاري)).

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah makes the way to Jannah easy for him who treads the path in search of knowledge."

[Muslim].

وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله ﷺ قال: "ومن سلك طريقًا يلتمس فيه علما سهل الله له به طريقًا إلى الجنة" ((رواه مسلم)).

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "He who calls others to follow the Right Guidance will have a reward equal to the reward of those who follow him, without their reward being diminished in any respect on that account."

[Muslim].

وعنه أيضًا رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله ﷺ قال: "من دعا إلى هدى كان له من الأجر مثل أجور من تبعه لا ينقص ذلك من أجورهم شيئًا ((رواه مسلم)).

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When a man dies, his deeds come to an end except for three things: Sadaqah Jariyah (ceaseless charity), a knowledge which is beneficial, or a virtuous descendant who prays for him (for the deceased)."

[Muslim].

وعنه قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ : "إذا مات ابن آدم انقطع عمله إلا من ثلاث: صدقة جارية ،أو علم ينتفع به، أو ولد صالح يدعو له" ((رواه مسلم)).

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The world, with all that it contains, is accursed except for the remembrance of Allah that which pleases Allah; and the religious scholars and seekers of knowledge."

[At- Tirmidhi].

وعنه قال: سمعت رسول الله ﷺ يقول: "الدنيا ملعونة ملعون ما فيها إلا ذكر الله تعالى، وما والاه، وعالمًا أو متعلمًا" ((رواه الترمذي وقال: حديث حسن. )). (2)

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "He who goes forth in search of knowledge is considered as struggling in the Cause of Allah until he returns."

[At- Tirmidhi].

وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ : "من خرج في طلب العلم، فهو في سبيل الله حتى يرجع" رواه الترمذي وقال: حديث حسن.

Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A believer never satisfies doing good until he reaches Jannah."

[At- Tirmidhi].

وعن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه عن رسول الله ﷺ قال: "لن يشبع مؤمن من خير حتى يكون منتهاه الجنة" ((رواه الترمذي وقال حديث حسن)).

Abu Umamah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The superiority of the learned over the devout worshipper is like my superiority over the most inferior amongst you (in good deeds)." He went on to say, "Allah, His angels, the dwellers of the heaven and the earth, and even the ant in its hole and the fish (in water) supplicate in favour of those who teach people knowledge."

[At-Tirmidhi].

وعن أبي أمامة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله ﷺ قال: "فضل العالم على العابد كفضلي على أدناكم" ثم قال رسول الله ﷺ : "إن الله وملائكته وأهل السماوات والأرض حتى النملة في جحرها وحتى الحوت ليصلون على معلمي الناس الخير" ((رواه الترمذي وقال: حديث حسن. )).

Abud-Darda (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "He who follows a path in quest of knowledge, Allah will make the path of Jannah easy to him. The angels lower their wings over the seeker of knowledge, being pleased with what he does. The inhabitants of the heavens and the earth and even the fish in the depth of the oceans seek forgiveness for him. The superiority of the learned man over the devout worshipper is like that of the full moon to the rest of the stars (i.e., in brightness). The learned are the heirs of the Prophets who bequeath neither dinar nor dirham but only that of knowledge; and he who acquires it, has in fact acquired an abundant portion."

[Abu Dawud and At- Tirmidhi].

وعن أبي الدرداء رضي الله عنه قال سمعت رسول الله ﷺ يقول: "من سلك طريقًا يبتغي فيه علمًا سهل الله له طريقًا إلى الجنة، وإن الملائكة لتضع أجنحتها لطالب العلم رضا بما صنع، وإن العالم ليستغفر له من في السماوات والأرض حتى الحيتان في الماء، وفضل العالم على العابد كفضل القمر على سائر الكواكب، وإن العلماء ورثة الأنبياء وإن الأنبياء لم يورثوا دينارًا ولا درهما وإنما ورثوا العلم. فمن أخذه أخذ بحظ وافر" ((رواه أبو داود والترمذي)).

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "May Allah freshen the affairs of a person who hears something from us and communicates it to others exactly as he has heard it (i.e., both the meaning and the words), for it may be that the recipient of knowledge understands it better than the one who has heard it."

[At-Tirmidhi].

وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله ﷺ يقول: "نضر الله امرءًا سمع منا شيئًا فبلغه كما سمعه فرب مبلغ أوعي من سامع" ((رواه الترمذي وقال: حديث حسن صحيح)).

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "He who is asked about knowledge (of religion) and conceals it, will be bridled with a bridle of fire on the Day of Resurrection."

[Abu Dawud and At- Tirmidhi].

وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ : "من سئل عن علم فكتمه ألجم يوم القيامة بلجام من نار" ((رواه أبو داود والترمذي، وقال: حديث حسن.

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allahﷺ said, "He who does not acquire knowledge with the sole intention of seeking the Pleasure of Allah but for worldly gain, will not smell the fragrance of Jannah on the Day of Resurrection."

[Abu Dawud].

وعنه قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ : "من تعلم علمًا مما يبتغى به وجه الله عز وجل لا يتعلمه إلا ليصيب به غرضًا من الدنيا لم يجد عرف الجنة يوم القيامة" ((يعني ريحها))، ((رواه أبو داود بإسناد صحيح. )).