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Sunan Ibn Majah 228 (Book) #37130
The Importance of Acquiring Knowledge

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) encourages people to acquire knowledge before it is taken away, and that the scholar and the seeker of knowledge will share the reward.

It was narrated that Abu Umamah said: "The Messenger of Allah said: 'You must acquire this knowledge before it is taken away, and its taking away means that it will be lifted up'. He joined his middle finger and the one that next to the thumb like this, and said: 'The scholar and the seeker of knowledge will share the reward, and there is no good in the rest of the people'."
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي عَاتِكَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ ‏"‏ عَلَيْكُمْ بِهَذَا الْعِلْمِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُقْبَضَ وَقَبْضُهُ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَجَمَعَ بَيْنَ إِصْبَعَيْهِ الْوُسْطَى وَالَّتِي تَلِي الإِبْهَامَ هَكَذَا ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ الْعَالِمُ وَالْمُتَعَلِّمُ شَرِيكَانِ فِي الأَجْرِ وَلاَ خَيْرَ فِي سَائِرِ النَّاسِ

TOPICS
knowledge  *  learning  *  reward  *  scholar  *  ilm  *  taleem  *  thawab  *  alim

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek out Knowledge

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith emphasizes the importance of acquiring knowledge. It was narrated by Abu Umamah that Prophet Muhammad said, “You must acquire this knowledge before it is taken away, and its taking away means that it will be lifted up.” He then joined his middle finger and the one next to his thumb as a gesture to emphasize his point. He further added that “the scholar and the seeker of knowledge will share the reward, and there is no good in the rest of people." This hadith teaches us about how important it is for us to seek out knowledge while we still can because once it's gone, we won't have access to it anymore. It also tells us that those who are scholars or seekers of knowledge will be rewarded for their efforts in learning more about Allah's religion.

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