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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2666 (Book 41, Hadith 22) #28301
Writing Down the Teachings of the Prophet

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a man who was amazed by the Prophet's teachings but could not remember them, and the Prophet advised him to write them down.

Narrated Abu Hurairah: "There was a man among the Ansar who would sit with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he would listen to the Ahadith of the Prophet ﷺ and he was amazed with them but he could not remember them. So he complained about that to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: 'O Messenger of Allah! I listen to your Ahadith and I am amazed but I can not remember them'. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Help yourself with your right hand' and he motioned with his hand as if writing'."
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ الْخَلِيلِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ يَجْلِسُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَيَسْمَعُ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ الْحَدِيثَ فَيُعْجِبُهُ وَلاَ يَحْفَظُهُ فَشَكَا ذَلِكَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَسْمَعُ مِنْكَ الْحَدِيثَ فَيُعْجِبُنِي وَلاَ أَحْفَظُهُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏ "‏ اسْتَعِنْ بِيَمِينِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَأَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ لِلْخَطِّ ‏.‏ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ إِسْنَادُهُ لَيْسَ بِذَلِكَ الْقَائِمِ ‏.‏ وَسَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ يَقُولُ الْخَلِيلُ بْنُ مُرَّةَ مُنْكَرُ الْحَدِيثِ
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writing  *  teachings  *  remembering

QUICK LESSONS:
Take advantage of one's right hand; Be attentive when listening; Take notes when listening; Refer back to notes later on if needed
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us that it is important to write down and remember the teachings of the Prophet. It shows us that we should take advantage of our right hand, which symbolizes writing, in order to help ourselves remember what we have heard from him. We can also learn from this hadith that it is important to be attentive when listening to religious teachings so that we can retain what we have heard. Furthermore, this hadith encourages us to take notes when listening so that we can refer back to them later on if needed.

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