Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said:
"0 Abu Thar (a Sahaabi) if you go anywhere to learn one aayat of the Qur'aan, it is better for you than a hundred rakaats (Nafl) Salaat; if you go anywhere to acquire one law of the knowledge (of Deen), it is better for you than performing a thousand rakaats (Nafl) Salaat, irrespective of whether you practised on it (the knowledge) or not." (Ibn Majah)
The immense value and significance of Deeni knowledge are manifest from this hadith. Some people contend that knowledge without practice is fertile. This view is erroneous because the hadith states with clarity the great merit of acquiring Deeni knowledge even if one did not practise in accordance. There are three reasons for this great significance of knowledge even if one does not practise according to what has been acquired. These are:
1. Knowledge prevents one from going astray because of the realization of the truth. This in itself is a great treasure.
2. Knowledge of the Deen will, Insha-Allah, induce one to act in accordance with it sometime or the other. Insha-Allah, a man of knowledge will someday obtain the taufeeq to make amal (to practice according to the demands of knowledge).
3, Knowledge enables one to instruct others in the truth. One in possession of Deeni knowledge is in a position to impart that knowledge thereby disseminating the law of Allah Ta'ala. This too is of great merit and of tremendous thawaab.
Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said:
"The noblest charity is that a Muslim acquires some knowledge (of the Deen), then imparts it to a brother Muslim, " (Ibn Majah)
This hadith urges the imparting of Deeni knowledge in whatever measure one has acquired. Its thawaab is greater than all acts of charity.
Subhaanallah! How gracious is Allah! He bestows the greatest of thawaab for slight effort of the tongue. Such huge amount of thawaab can never be attained by expending even large sums of money in charity.
Allah Ta'a]a says:
"0 people of Imaan! Save yourself and your families from the Fire." Explaining this aayat, Hadhrat Ali (radhiyallahu anhu) says that it means:
"Teach your fancily acts of virtue (i.e. Deeni acts). ”
It is manifest from this ayat and hadith that teaching the Deen to one's wife and children is compulsory. Failing to discharge this obligatory duty will result in the punishment of the Fire as stated in the aayat.
(All Ahadith mentioned so far have been taken from the Kitaab, Targheeb)
Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said that among the good deeds of believers, which will continue to build up (as capital) after one's death is Deeni knowledge which was imparted to others. This applies to even a single mas'alah (rule) shown to another. Among such deeds is the dissemination of the Deen, for example by means of writing or purchasing books and distributing these or by assisting students pursuing Deeni knowledge. Also among the virtuous deeds, the thawaab of which will be perpetuated after one's death are pious children. The hadith mentions some other acts of virtue as well in this regard. Ibn Majah and Baihaqi)
Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said:
"No one has given his children anything better than adab (which in this context refers to Deeni knowledge). ”(Tirmithi and Baihaqi)
Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said:
"Allah Ta'ala makes Jannat a surety for a man who looks after three daughters or three sisters. He imparts knowledge to them; is kind to them until such time that Allah Ta'ala relieves him of their responsibility (i.e. until they get married). "
Someone then enquired regarding two daughters and Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) mentioned the same reward for caring for two daughters. Another person enquired in regard to one daughter. Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said that this thawaab and significance are for caring for even one daughter. (These Ahadith have been extracted from Mishkaat).
"0 Abu Thar (a Sahaabi) if you go anywhere to learn one aayat of the Qur'aan, it is better for you than a hundred rakaats (Nafl) Salaat; if you go anywhere to acquire one law of the knowledge (of Deen), it is better for you than performing a thousand rakaats (Nafl) Salaat, irrespective of whether you practised on it (the knowledge) or not." (Ibn Majah)
The immense value and significance of Deeni knowledge are manifest from this hadith. Some people contend that knowledge without practice is fertile. This view is erroneous because the hadith states with clarity the great merit of acquiring Deeni knowledge even if one did not practise in accordance. There are three reasons for this great significance of knowledge even if one does not practise according to what has been acquired. These are:
1. Knowledge prevents one from going astray because of the realization of the truth. This in itself is a great treasure.
2. Knowledge of the Deen will, Insha-Allah, induce one to act in accordance with it sometime or the other. Insha-Allah, a man of knowledge will someday obtain the taufeeq to make amal (to practice according to the demands of knowledge).
3, Knowledge enables one to instruct others in the truth. One in possession of Deeni knowledge is in a position to impart that knowledge thereby disseminating the law of Allah Ta'ala. This too is of great merit and of tremendous thawaab.
Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said:
"The noblest charity is that a Muslim acquires some knowledge (of the Deen), then imparts it to a brother Muslim, " (Ibn Majah)
This hadith urges the imparting of Deeni knowledge in whatever measure one has acquired. Its thawaab is greater than all acts of charity.
Subhaanallah! How gracious is Allah! He bestows the greatest of thawaab for slight effort of the tongue. Such huge amount of thawaab can never be attained by expending even large sums of money in charity.
Allah Ta'a]a says:
"0 people of Imaan! Save yourself and your families from the Fire." Explaining this aayat, Hadhrat Ali (radhiyallahu anhu) says that it means:
"Teach your fancily acts of virtue (i.e. Deeni acts). ”
It is manifest from this ayat and hadith that teaching the Deen to one's wife and children is compulsory. Failing to discharge this obligatory duty will result in the punishment of the Fire as stated in the aayat.
(All Ahadith mentioned so far have been taken from the Kitaab, Targheeb)
Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said that among the good deeds of believers, which will continue to build up (as capital) after one's death is Deeni knowledge which was imparted to others. This applies to even a single mas'alah (rule) shown to another. Among such deeds is the dissemination of the Deen, for example by means of writing or purchasing books and distributing these or by assisting students pursuing Deeni knowledge. Also among the virtuous deeds, the thawaab of which will be perpetuated after one's death are pious children. The hadith mentions some other acts of virtue as well in this regard. Ibn Majah and Baihaqi)
Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said:
"No one has given his children anything better than adab (which in this context refers to Deeni knowledge). ”(Tirmithi and Baihaqi)
Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said:
"Allah Ta'ala makes Jannat a surety for a man who looks after three daughters or three sisters. He imparts knowledge to them; is kind to them until such time that Allah Ta'ala relieves him of their responsibility (i.e. until they get married). "
Someone then enquired regarding two daughters and Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) mentioned the same reward for caring for two daughters. Another person enquired in regard to one daughter. Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said that this thawaab and significance are for caring for even one daughter. (These Ahadith have been extracted from Mishkaat).
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