Maariful Quran - Mufti Shafi Usmani RA - Vol - 4 - Page
Maariful Quran - Mufti Shafi Usmani RA - Vol - 4 - Page
Maariful Quran - Mufti Shafi Usmani RA - Vol - 4 - Page
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Sirah Al-Taubah : 9 : 122 495has this knowledge. Therefore, this subject is being taken up in somedetails.The merits (fatj2il) of acquiring religious knowledgeMuslim scholars have written regular books on the merits of religiousknowledge, great rewards (thawzb) it brings and aspects relatedwith it. Some brief reports relevant to the occasion are being citedhere. Tirmidhi reports from Sayyidna Abu al-Darda' s;c dl +J who narratedthat he heard the Holy Prophet +, Ljc &I& saying, 'whoevertravels on a path for seeking knowledge ('ilm of dh), Allah Ta'ala will -in reward (thaw&) for his effort - turn the orientation of his path towardsParadise.'A series of Hadith narratives appearing in Tafsir al-Qurtubi reportthat the Holy Prophet +, + &I said:1. 'The angels of Allah spread out their wings for (welcoming) theseeker of knowledge;'2. 'Allah's creatures in the heavens and the earth and fishes in thewaters of the world pray for such seekers;'3. 'The superiority of the 'Alim over the person who devotes to voluntaryacts of worship (nag 'ibada) abundantly is like the superiorityof the full moon over the rest of the stars;'4. "Ulama' are the inheritors of the blessed prophets;'5. 'The blessed prophets leave no gold and silver as inheritance,but they do leave the legacy of knowledge. So, whoever inherits thislegacy of knowledge has inherited great wealth.'Darimi reports a Had$th in his Musnad which says: 'Someone askedthe Holy Prophet +, rL-(L &I&: There were two men in Bani Isra'il. Onewas an 'Alim who would offer his prayers and then get busy teachingpeople their religion. The other fasted during the day and stood forprayers during the night. Of the two, who is superior? He said, "ThatfAlim (man of religious knowledge) is superior to the '&bid (man ofreligious worship) as I am superior to a very common person fromamong YOU." (Reported by Imam Ibn 'Abd al-Barr in his book, Jami'uBayan al-'Ilm, from Sayyidna AbG Sa'Td al-Khudri 115 &I +J withrelevant chain of narrators.) (Qurtubi)And the Holy Prophet +, A& &I said, 'a faqih (expert Muslim