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Sunan Abi Dawud 3664

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: If anyone acquires knowledge that should be sought seeking the Face of Allah, but he acquires it only to get some worldly advantage, he will not…

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجُ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ، عَنْ أَبِي طُوَالَةَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مَعْمَرٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ عِلْمًا مِمَّا يُبْتَغَى بِهِ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَا يَتَعَلَّمُهُ إِلاَّ لِيُصِيبَ بِهِ عَرَضًا مِنَ الدُّنْيَا لَمْ يَجِدْ عَرْفَ الْجَنَّةِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ». يَعْنِي رِيحَهَا

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: If anyone acquires knowledge that should be sought seeking the Face of Allah, but he acquires it only to get some worldly advantage, he will not experience the arf, i.e. the fragrance, of Paradise.

আবূ হুরাইরাহ (রাঃ) বর্ণনা করেন, রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলেনঃ যে ইলমের দ্বারা আল্লাহর সন্তুষ্টি অন্বেষণ করা যায়, কোনো লোক যদি দুনিয়াবী স্বার্থ লাভের জন্য তা শিক্ষা করে, তবে সে কিয়ামতের দিন জান্নাতের সুগন্ধি পাবে না।[1] সহীহ।

ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ کہتے ہیں کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: جس شخص نے ایسا علم صرف دنیاوی مقصد کے لیے سیکھا جس سے اللہ تعالیٰ کی خوشنودی حاصل کی جاتی ہے تو وہ قیامت کے دن جنت کی خوشبو تک نہیں پائے گا ۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abu Bakr bin Abu Syaibah] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Suraij bin An Nu'man] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Fulaih] dari [Abu Thuwalah Abdullah bin Abdurrahman bin Ma'mar Al Anshari] dari [Sa'id bin Yasar] dari [Abu Hurairah] ia berkata, "Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Barangsiapa mempelajari suatu ilmu yang seharusnya karena Allah Azza Wa Jalla, namun ia tidak mempelajarinya kecuali untuk mendapatkan sebagian dari dunia, maka ia tidak akan mendapatkan baunya Surga pada Hari Kiamat

Ebû Hureyre (r.a)'den rivayet olunduğuna göre, Nebi (s.a.v.) şöyle buyurmuştur: "Kendisi ile Allah'ın rızası kazanılan bir ilmi, sırf dünya menfaati elde etmek için öğrenen bir kimse kıyamet günü cennet kokusu bulamayacaktır

Sunan Abi Dawud 3664, Book 26, Knowledge (Kitab Al-Ilm), Hadith 24. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) clarified that whoever learns religious knowledge—which is originally meant to seek the pleasure of Allah Almighty—but learns it only to attain worldly gain or benefit, such as wealth or status, will not smell the fragrance of Paradise on the Day of Judgment.

What it teaches

  • The obligation of sincerity in seeking knowledge and encouraging this.
  • A stern warning against using religious knowledge for show off or as a means to attain worldly gain, as this is considered one of the major sins.
  • Whoever seeks knowledge for the sake of Allah and the worldly gains come to him as a result, it is permissible for him to take them, and it will not harm him.
  • As-Sindi said: His statement (the ‘Arf of Paradise) refers to its fragrance. This is an emphasis on the prohibition from Paradise, because whoever cannot even smell something certainly will not partake of it.
  • Whoever learns knowledge that is meant to be sought for the sake of Allah but does so for the sake of a job or other worldly aims must repent to Allah for that. And Allah will erase what resulted from the corrupt intention, for He is the Possessor of great bounty, Glorified and Exalted is He.
  • This warning is directed at the seeker of religious knowledge. As for someone who seeks knowledge of worldly sciences, such as engineering, chemistry, and the like, for the sake of worldly gain, then his intention is judged accordingly.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Abu Dawud back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Abu DawudCompiler, died 275 AH
  2. 2Abu Bakr ibn Abi ShaybahTold us, Fourth generation, died 235 AH
  3. 3Surayj ibn an-NumanTold us, Fourth generation, died 217 AH
  4. 4Fulayh ibn SulaymanTold us, Third generation, died 168 AH
  5. 5Abdullah ibn Abd ar-RahmanFrom, Successor, died 134 AH
  6. 6Said ibn YasarFrom, Successor, died 116 AH
  7. 7Abu HurayrahFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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