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Musnad Ahmad 265 (Book 2, Hadith 179) #33954
Seeking Knowledge is Rewarded

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) praised Abdullah bin Mas'ood for his recitation of the Quran and encouraged him to continue seeking knowledge.

It was narrated that 'Umar bin al-Khattab said: When Abu Bakr and I were with him, the Messenger of Allah passed by 'Abdullah bin Mas'ood, when he was reciting in prayer. He stood and listened to his recitation, then 'Abdullah bowed and prostrated, and the Messenger of Allah said: 'Ask, you will be given; ask, you will be given'. Then the Messenger of Allah went away and said: "Whoever would like to recite the Qur'an fresh as it was revealed, let him learn it from Ibn Umm 'Abd,' Then I went at night to 'Abdullah bin Mas'ood to tell him the good news of what the Messenger of Allah had said, and when I knocked on the door - or he said: when he heard my voice - he said: What brings you here at this time? I said: I have come to tell you the glad tidings of what the Messenger of Allah said. He said: Abu Bakr beat you to it. I said: If he did that, he is always ahead in doing righteous deeds. We never competed in doing good deeds but Abu Bakr beat us to it.
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ الْقَرْثَعِ، عَنِ قَيْسٍ، أَوْ ابْنِ قَيْسٍ رَجُلٍ مِنْ جُعْفِيٍّ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، قَالَ مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَهُوَ يَقْرَأُ فَقَامَ فَسَمِعَ قِرَاءَتَهُ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَسَجَدَ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ سَلْ تُعْطَهْ سَلْ تُعْطَهْ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَقَالَ مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ غَضًّا كَمَا أُنْزِلَ فَلْيَقْرَأْهُ مِنْ ابْنِ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ قَالَ فَأَدْلَجْتُ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ لِأُبَشِّرَهُ بِمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا ضَرَبْتُ الْبَابَ أَوْ قَالَ لَمَّا سَمِعَ صَوْتِي قَالَ مَا جَاءَ بِكَ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ قُلْتُ جِئْتُ لِأُبَشِّرَكَ بِمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَدْ سَبَقَكَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ قُلْتُ إِنْ يَفْعَلْ فَإِنَّهُ سَبَّاقٌ بِالْخَيْرَاتِ مَا اسْتَبَقْنَا خَيْرًا قَطُّ إِلَّا سَبَقَنَا إِلَيْهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ‏.‏

TOPICS
reciting  *  learning  *  knowledge  *  i  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek knowledge from reliable sources , Do righteous deeds , Follow Islamic teachings , Respect those who have more knowledge than us .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith highlights the importance of seeking knowledge and how it is rewarded. It was narrated that 'Umar bin al-Khattab said that when he was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, they passed by Abdullah bin Mas'ood who was reciting in prayer. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stopped to listen to his recitation and then said “Ask, you will be given; ask, you will be given” before leaving. Umar then went at night to tell Abdullah about what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had said and found out that Abu Bakr had already told him earlier. This shows how important it is for Muslims to seek knowledge as well as how much reward there is in doing so. Furthermore, this hadith also highlights the importance of being ahead in doing righteous deeds which can be achieved through learning more about Islam and its teachings.

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