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His statement, “and what accords with it,” means obedience to Allah.

1393 – Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, related that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Whoever goes out in search of knowledge is in the path of Allah until he returns.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, who said: “A good (ḥasan) hadith.”(1)

1394 – Abu Saʿīd al-Khudrī, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “A believer will never be satiated with goodness until his final end is Paradise.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, who said: “A good (ḥasan) hadith.”(2)

1395 – Abu Umāmah, may Allah be pleased with him, related that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The superiority of the scholar over the devoted worshipper is like my superiority over the least of you.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then added, “Indeed Allah, His angels, the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth—even the ant in its hole and even the fish—invoke blessings upon those who teach people goodness.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, who said: “A good (ḥasan) hadith.”

1396 – Abu al-Dardāʾ, may Allah be pleased with him, said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, “Whoever follows a path seeking knowledge, Allah will make a path to Paradise easy for him. The angels lower their wings for the seeker of knowledge, pleased with what he is doing. Everyone in the heavens and on earth—even the fish in the water—asks forgiveness for the scholar. The merit of the scholar over the worshipper is like the superiority of the full moon over all the stars. The scholars are the heirs of the prophets, and the prophets did not bequeath a dinar or a dirham; rather, they left knowledge. Whoever takes it has taken an ample share.” Narrated by Abu Dāwūd and al-Tirmidhi.

1397 – Ibn Masʿūd, may Allah be pleased with him, said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say:

(1) Such is his statement, yet its chain of transmission is weak, as shown in Takhrij al-Mishkat (220) and al-Daʿifa (2037) – N. (2) I maintain that it is in fact weak, as I demonstrated in Mishkat (222) – N.

قوله : « وَمَا وَلَاهُ » : أي طاعة الله . ١٣٩٣ - وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « مَنْ خَرَجَ فِي طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ فَهُوَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ » رواه الترمذي وقال : حديث حسن (١) . ١٣٩٤ - وعن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه ، عن رسول الله ﷺ ، قال : « لَنْ يَشْبَعَ مُؤْمِنٌ مِنْ خَيْرٍ حَتَّى يَكُونَ مُنْتَهَاهُ الْجَنَّةَ » ، رواه الترمذي وقال : حديث حسن (٢) . ١٣٩٥ - وعن أبي أمامة رضي الله عنه ، أن رسول الله ﷺ ، قال : « فَضْلُ الْعَالِمِ عَلَى الْعَابِدِ كَفَضْلِي عَلَى أَدْنَاكُمْ » ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : « إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ وَأَهْلَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ حَتَّى النَّمْلَةَ فِي جُحْرِهَا وَحَتَّى الْحُوتَ لَيُصَلُّونَ عَلَى مُعَلِّمِي النَّاسِ الْخَيْرَ » رواه الترمذي وقال : حديث حسن . ١٣٩٦ - وعن أبي الدرداء رضي الله عنه ، قال : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، يَقُولُ : « مَنْ سَلَكَ طَرِيقًا يَبْتَغِي فِيهِ عِلْمًا سَهَّلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ طَرِيقًا إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ ، وَإِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ لَتَضَعُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا لِطَالِبِ الْعِلْمِ رِضًا بِمَا يَصْنَعُ ، وَإِنَّ الْعَالِمَ لَيَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ حَتَّى الْحِيتَانُ فِي الْمَاءِ ، وَفَضْلُ الْعَالِمِ عَلَى الْعَابِدِ كَفَضْلِ الْقَمَرِ عَلَى سَائِرِ الْكَوَاكِبِ ، وَإِنَّ الْعُلَمَاءَ وَرَثَةُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ ، وَإِنَّ الْأَنْبِيَاءَ لَمْ يُوَرِّثُوا دِينَارًا وَلَا دِرْهَمًا وَإِنَّمَا وَرَّثُوا الْعِلْمَ ، فَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ أَخَذَ بِحَظٍّ وَافِرٍ » رواه أبو داود ، والترمذي . ١٣٩٧ - وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، يَقُولُ :

(١) كذا قال ، وإسناده ضعيف كما هو مبين في « تخريج المشكاة » ( ٢٢٠ ) . و « الضعيفة » (٢٠٣٧) - ن - . (٢) قلت : بل هو ضعيف كما بينته في « المشكاة » ( ٢٢٢ ) - ن - .