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Sunan Ibn Majah 259

“I heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) say: ‘Do not acquire knowledge in order to show off before the scholars, or to argue with the foolish, or to attract people’s attention,…

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حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ الْعَبَّادَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا بَشِيرُ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَشْعَثَ بْنَ سَوَّارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ

قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «لَا تَعَلَّمُوا الْعِلْمَ لِتُبَاهُوا بِهِ الْعُلَمَاءَ أَوْ لِتُمَارُوا بِهِ السُّفَهَاءَ أَوْ لِتَصْرِفُوا وُجُوهَ النَّاسِ إِلَيْكُمْ فَمَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ فَهُوَ فِي النَّارِ»

“I heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) say: ‘Do not acquire knowledge in order to show off before the scholars, or to argue with the foolish, or to attract people’s attention, for whoever does that will be in Hell.’”

হুযাইফাহ (রাঃ) থেকে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, আমি রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম-কে বলতে শুনেছিঃ তোমরা আলিমগণের উপর বাহাদুরি জাহির করার জন্য অথবা নির্বোধদের সাথে ঝগড়া করার জন্য অথবা সাধারণ মানুষের মনোযোগ তোমাদের দিকে আকৃষ্ট করার জন্য জ্ঞানার্জন করো না। যে তা করবে সে জাহান্নামী।

حذیفہ رضی اللہ عنہ کہتے ہیں کہ میں نے رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کو فرماتے ہوئے سنا: تم علم کو علماء پر فخر کرنے یا کم عقلوں سے بحث و تکرار کرنے یا لوگوں کو اپنی جانب متوجہ کرنے کے لیے نہ سیکھو، جس نے ایسا کیا اس کا ٹھکانا جہنم میں ہو گا ۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Ahmad bin 'Ashim Al 'Abbadani] berkata, telah menceritakan kepada kami [Basyir bin Maimun] ia berkata; aku mendengar [Asy'ats bin Sawwar] dari [Ibnu Sirin] dari [Hudzaifah] ia berkata; Aku mendengar Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Janganlah kalian mempelajari ilmu untuk mendebat ulama, merendahkan orang-orang bodoh dan menarik perhatian manusia. Maka barangsiapa melakukannya ia akan berada di neraka

Huzeyfe r.a.’den rivayet edildiğine göre kendisi: Ben Resulullah Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem’den şöyle buyururken işittim, demiştir: '' Alimlere karşı böbürlenerek övünmek veya cahillerle münakaşa etmek veyahut halkın teveccühünü kendinize çevirmek için (dini) ilim öğrenmeyiniz. Kim böyle yaparsa o kimse ateştedir. '' Not: Zevaid de: ‘’Bu hadis’in isnadı zayıftır’’ deniyor

Sunan Ibn Majah 259, Book 0, The Book of the Sunnah, Hadith 259. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) gave a warning to those who seek knowledge to show off in front of the scholars and demonstrate that they are also scholars like them; to argue with foolish and feeble-minded people; or to be given prominence and precedence over others in gatherings. Whoever does that becomes worthy of Hellfire due to his showing off and lack of sincerity in seeking knowledge for Allah's sake.

What it teaches

  • The Hadīth warns with fire those who seek knowledge to brag about it or use it for arguing with the foolish or achieving prominence in gatherings, and so on.
  • It is important that we have a sincere intention as we seek knowledge and teach it to others.
  • The intention is the basis of deeds and by which the reward is given.

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

The chain

Who passed it on, from Ibn Majah back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Ibn MajahCompiler, died 273 AH
  2. 2Ahmad ibn AsimTold us, Fourth generation
  3. 3Bashir ibn MaymunTold us, Third generation, died 181 AH
  4. 4Ashath ibn SawwarHeard, Successor, died 136 AH
  5. 5Muhammad ibn SirinFrom, Successor, died 110 AH
  6. 6Hudhayfah ibn al-YamanFrom, Companion, died 36 AH

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