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Sunan Ibn Majah 253 (Book) #37155
The Consequences of Seeking Knowledge for Wrong Reasons

SUMMARY: Seeking knowledge for the wrong reasons will lead to punishment in the afterlife.

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that: The Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever seeks knowledge in order to argue with the foolish, or to show off before the scholars, or to attract people's attention, will be in Hell".
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَرِبٍ الأَزْدِيُّ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ ـ قَالَ ‏ "‏ مَنْ طَلَبَ الْعِلْمَ لِيُمَارِيَ بِهِ السُّفَهَاءَ أَوْ لِيُبَاهِيَ بِهِ الْعُلَمَاءَ أَوْ لِيَصْرِفَ وُجُوهَ النَّاسِ إِلَيْهِ فَهُوَ فِي النَّارِ

TOPICS
knowledge  *  argument  *  foolishness  *  off  *  attentionseeking  *  ilm  *  jidlah  *  fjr  *  riya  *  tajassus

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek knowledge sincerely without any ulterior motives .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about seeking knowledge and how it should be done with the right intentions. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ warned against seeking knowledge for wrong reasons such as to argue with fools, show off before scholars or attract people's attention. He said that whoever does this will be punished in Hell. This hadith teaches us that we should seek knowledge only out of a sincere desire to learn and understand more about our faith and not because we want to look good or impress others. We should also remember that even if we do have a lot of knowledge, it is important not to use it in an arrogant way or try to make ourselves look better than others by showing off our intelligence. Instead, we should use our knowledge humbly and share it with others so they can benefit from it too.

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