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Musnad Ahmad 232 (Book 2, Hadith 148) #33923
Elevating Status Through Knowledge

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of knowledge and how it can be used to elevate one's status.

It was narrated that Nafi’ bin 'Abdul­-Harith met 'Umar bin al-Khattab in Usfan, when he was his governor in Makkah. Umar asked: Whom have you appointed as your deputy over the people of the valley? He said: I have appointed Ibn Abza over them, 'Umar said: Who is Ibn Abza? Nafiʼ said: One of our freed slaves'.Umar said: Have you appointed a freed slave over them? Nafi’ said: He has great knowledge of the Book of Allah, is well versed in the rules of inheritance (al­-fara'id) and is a (good) qadi (judge)'.Umar said. Indeed your Prophet said, "Allah raises some people (in status) by means of this Book and brings others low by means of it".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، ح و حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ الْمَعْنَى، عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ، عَامِرِ بْنِ وَاثِلَةَ أَنَّ نَافِعَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْحَارِثِ، لَقِيَ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ بِعُسْفَانَ وَكَانَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ اسْتَعْمَلَهُ عَلَى مَكَّةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ مَنْ اسْتَخْلَفْتَ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْوَادِي قَالَ اسْتَخْلَفْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ ابْنَ أَبْزَى قَالَ وَمَا ابْنُ أَبْزَى فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ مَوَالِينَا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ اسْتَخْلَفْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ مَوْلًى فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ قَارِئٌ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَالِمٌ بِالْفَرَائِضِ قَاضٍ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَمَا إِنَّ نَبِيَّكُمْ قَدْ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَرْفَعُ بِهَذَا الْكِتَابِ أَقْوَامًا وَيَضَعُ بِهِ آخَرِينَ‏.‏

TOPICS
knowledge  *  status  *  elevation  *  ilm  *  faraid  *  qadi  *  allah

QUICK LESSONS:
Acquire knowledge and use it for justice/fairness

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of knowledge in elevating one's status. It was narrated by Nafi bin 'Abdul-Harith who met with Umar bin al-Khattab in Usfan when he was his governor in Makkah. Umar asked whom he had appointed as his deputy over the people of the valley and Nafi said that he had appointed Ibn Abza, a freed slave. Umar was surprised at this appointment but Nafi explained that Ibn Abza has great knowledge of the Book of Allah, is well versed in the rules of inheritance and is a good qadi or judge. Umar then quoted a saying from Prophet Muhammad which states that Allah raises some people by means of this book and brings others low by means of it. This shows us that knowledge can be used to elevate one's status if it is put into practice correctly.

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