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Riyad as-Salihin 401 (Book) #38786
The Power of Knowledge

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) delivering a sermon to his companions, in which he tells them that if they knew what he knows, they would laugh little and weep much.

Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah delivered a Khutbah to us the like of which I had never heard from him before. He said, "If you knew what I know, you would laugh little and weep much". Thereupon those present covered their faces and began sobbing. Al-Bukhari and Muslim. Another narration is: Messenger of Allah heard of something about his Companions upon which he addressed them and said, "Jannah and (Hell) Fire were shown to me and I have never seen the like of this day in good and in evil. If you were to know what I know, you would laugh little and weep much". His Companions experienced such suffering on that day that had no equal. They covered their faces and began to weep.
وعن أنس، رضي الله عنه، قال‏:‏ خطبنا رسول الله، خطبة ما سمعت مثلها قط، فقال‏:‏ ‏"‏لو تعلمون ما أعلم لضحكتم قليلاً ولبكيتم كثيراً‏"‏ فغطى أصحاب رسول الله، وجوههم، ولهم خنين‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏ وفي رواية‏:‏ بلغ رسول الله، عن أصحابه شئ فخطب ، فقال‏:‏ ‏"‏عرضت على الجنة والنار، فلم أر كاليوم في الخير والشر، ولو تعلمون ما أعلم لضحكتم قليلا، ولبكيتم كثيراً‏"‏ فما أتى على أصحاب رسول الله، يوم أشد منه، غطوا رؤوسهم ولهم خنين‏.‏

TOPICS
knowledge  *  suffering  *  laughter  *  weeping  *  ilm  *  wajalat  *  dukh  *  hasad

QUICK LESSONS:
Appreciate blessings from Allah , Seek knowledge , Repent for sins .

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is teaching his companions about the power of knowledge. He tells them that if they knew what he knows, they would laugh little and weep much. This suggests that knowledge can bring both joy and sorrow; it can bring us closer to Allah but also make us aware of our shortcomings. The Companions experienced such suffering on that day that had no equal; this shows how powerful knowledge can be in making us aware of our sins and motivating us to repent for them. It also teaches us to appreciate the blessings we have been given by Allah and not take them for granted.

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