Tag Archives: Knowledge

October, 2020

• 26 October

  Meaning of ‘good’ in the Hadith regarding the virtue of knowledge

  Question What type of knowledge is being referred to in the following Hadith? إن الله وملائكته وأهل السماوات والأرض حتى النملة في جحرها، وحتى الحوت، ليصلون على معلّم الناس الخير

August, 2020

• 26 August

  The chapter in Zadut Talibin on the prophecies of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)

  Question Regarding the chapter, ذكر بعض المغيبات, in Zadut Talibin, would it be correct to say that all of the Hadiths in that section are signs of Qiyamah?
• 19 August

  Abu ‘Amr ibnul ‘Ala gauged intelligence on a person being occupied reading books

  Question What is the correct reference for this? Abul ‘Ala said: “I never entered upon a man or passed by his door -seeing him with a book in his hand,and his companion doing nothing- except that I judged him to be the more intelligent one” (Ibn ‘Abdil Barr)
• 18 August

  Do the virtues of seeking knowledge apply to secular education?

  Question In the following Hadith: من سلك طريقًا يلتمس فيه علمًا سهل الله له طريقًا إلى الجنة Whosoever sets out in search of knowledge, Allah Ta’ala will ease the way to Jannah for him. What is meant by ‘knowledge’ in this Hadith? Is it specifically the seekers of Islamic/Shar’i knowledge or is worldly knowledge also included in this like engineering for …

July, 2020

• 27 July

  Preservation of the knowledge of Din during each generation

  Question Kindly provide some commentary on the following Hadith: ‘This sacred knowledge will be borne by the reliable authorities of each successive generation, who will [preserve it and] remove from it the alterations of the excessive, the interpolations of the corrupt, and the false interpretations of the ignorant.’

June, 2020

• 11 June

  The scholars intercession on the Day of Qiyamah

  Question What is authenticity of following narration? يبعث العالم والعابد، فيقال للعابد: ادخل الجنة، ويقال للعالم: اثبت حتى تشفع للناس بما أحسنت أدبهم
• 5 June

  The Scholars will intercede on the Day of Qiyamah

  Question What is the status of this narration: إذا كان يوم القيامة يقول الله تعالى للعابدين والمجاهدين ادخلوا الجنة، فيقول العلماء بفضل علمنا تعبدوا وجاهدوا، فيقول الله عز وجل: أنتم عندي كبعض ملائكتي اشفعوا تشفعوا فيشفعون ثم يدخلون الجنة

February, 2020

• 12 February

  Acquiring knowledge from Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum) and seniors/qualified individuals

  Question I would like to know whether the following narration is authentic: لا يزال الناس بخير ما أتاهم العلم من أصحاب محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم، ومن أكابرهم، فإذا جاء العلم من قبل أصاغرهم فذاك حين هلكوا
• 11 February

  Another version of the narration regarding the two seekers who are never satiated

  Question I would like to know whether the following Hadith is authentic? منهومان لا تنقضي نهمتهم منهوم في طلب العلم لا تنقضي نهمته ومنهوم في طلب الدنيا لا تنقضي نهمته

January, 2020

• 30 January

  A narration stating that latter generations will quarrel regarding knowledge and will be void of practice

  Question What is the source of this narration? قال النبي (صلى الله عليه وسلم): إنكم في زمان ألهمتم فيه العمل وسيأتي قوم يلهمون الجدل

December, 2019

• 19 December

  The example of one who learns the Quran and recites is like a bag of musk

  Question What is the level of authenticity of this Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Learn the Qur’an and then recite it. For the likeness of the one who learnt the Qur’an, recited it, and stood up reciting it, is like a bag filled with musk, whose fragrance spreads all over the place.”
• 18 December

  The importance of teaching one’s neighbours matters of Din

  Question Is the following narration authentic? عن علقمة بن سعد بن عبد الرحمن بن أبزى عن أبيه عن جده قال: خطب رسول الله – صلى الله عليه وسلم – ذات يوم فأثنى على طوائف من المسلمين خيرا، ثم قال: ما بال أقوام لا يفقهون جيرانهم، ولا يعلمونهم، ولا يعظونهم، ولا يأمرونهم، ولا ينهونهم. وما بال أقوام لا يتعلمون من جيرانهم، …
• 11 December

  Evil scholars and good scholars

  Question Please mention the complete Hadith with the authenticity: ان شر الشرار شرار العلماء، وإن خير الخيار خيار العلماء