Hadith on Seeking Permission: Half A Month Did Not Pass Before I Learned It, When He () Wanted To Write To The Jews I Would Write It To Them, And When They Wrote To Him I Would Read Their Letters To Him

Jami at-Tirmidhi 2715 (Book 42, Hadith 28) #28350

Learning from Jewish Writings

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) asked Zaid bin Thabit to learn some statements from the writings of the Jews and he was able to do so in half a month. He would then write letters for the Prophet and read letters sent by them.

Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered me to learn some statements from writings of the Jews for him, and he said: 'For indeed by Allah! I do no trust the Jews with my letters'." He said: "Half a month did not pass before I learned it, when he ﷺ wanted to write to the Jews I would write it to them, and when they wrote to him I would read their letters to him".

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ خَارِجَةَ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ قَالَ أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ أَتَعَلَّمَ لَهُ كَلِمَاتِ كِتَابِ يَهُودَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنِّي وَاللَّهِ مَا آمَنُ يَهُودَ عَلَى كِتَابٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَمَا مَرَّ بِي نِصْفُ شَهْرٍ حَتَّى تَعَلَّمْتُهُ لَهُ قَالَ فَلَمَّا تَعَلَّمْتُهُ كَانَ إِذَا كَتَبَ إِلَى يَهُودَ كَتَبْتُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَإِذَا كَتَبُوا إِلَيْهِ قَرَأْتُ لَهُ كِتَابَهُمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ رَوَاهُ الأَعْمَشُ عَنْ ثَابِتِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ قَالَ أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ أَتَعَلَّمَ السُّرْيَانِيَّةَ

TOPICS
writing * learning * jews * letters * khat * taleem * yahood * rasail

QUICK LESSONS:

Be open-minded, Put effort into learning something new, Trust each other with your words

EXPLANATIONS:

This hadith is about how the Prophet Muhammad asked Zaid bin Thabit to learn some statements from writings of the Jews. This shows that it is important to be open-minded and willing to learn from different sources, even if they are not related to one's own faith or beliefs. It also shows that knowledge can be acquired quickly if one puts in effort and dedication into learning something new. Furthermore, this hadith highlights how important it is for us as Muslims to trust each other with our words, as this was something that was very important for the Prophet himself.

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