Chapter Theirteen:

The Chapter Concerning Knowledge and TheFervour the Sahabah @G%j had for Knowledge The Encouragement Rasulullaah @%% Gave towards Knowledge ..................................................... Rasulullaah @@Welcomes Hadhrat Safwaan bin Assaal . who had come to Seek Knowledge .. 196 Rasulullaah @ 8 s Words to Hadhrat Qabeesah 8.G when he Came to Seek knowledge ................. 196 Rasulullaah @& Tells Two of the Sahabah that Seeking Knowledge Atones for Sins ................ 197 The Superiority of an Aalim over an Ordinary Worshipper in the Words of Rasulullaah '&?@ ...................... 197 The Encouragement Rasulullaah @%$ gave for Seeking Knowledge .......................................................... 198 Rasulullaah k%@s Words to a Working Man who Complained of his Brother who was Busy Acquiring Knowledge ........................................................................................................................... 198 The Encouragement the Sahabah ~ . @ & % Gave towards Seeking Knowledge .......................................... 198 ..... Hadhrat Ali Wm Encourages Acquiring Knowledge and the Narration of Hadhrat Kumayl from him The Encouragement Hadhrat Mu'aadh bin Jabal S.U W; gave Towards Knowledge .............................. The Encouragement Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'aod SGWj gave Towards Knowledge .......................... The Encouragement Hadhrat Abu Dardaa SWj gave Towards Knowledge ........................................ 201 The Encouragement Hadhrat Abu Dharr SW; and Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah &3gW; gave Towards Knowledge .................................................................................................................................

The Encouragement Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas ?iWW; gave Towards Knowledge ......................... The Encouragement Hadhrat Sahvaan bin Assaal @GW gave Towards Knowledge ............................... 203 The Fervour that the Sahabah @.W; had for Knowledge ................................................................... ........... The Statement Hadhrat Mu'aadh B.G W4 Made on his deathbed about his Fervour for Knowledge The Fervour that Hadhrat Abu Dardaa 8.G W; had for Knowledge ...................................................... 204 The Fervour that Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas SGWj had for Acquiring Knowledge ............................ 204 Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah ?ii$ws Fervour for knowledge ......................................................................... 205 The True Meaning of Knowledge and what the Word Knowledge Refers to when Used in a General Context .... 206 Narrations from Rasulullaah Concerning the True Meaning of Knowledge ............... .. .................. 206 The Statements of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar 3.G Wj and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas %G%j ...................................................................................... Concerning the real meaning of Knowledge Reprimanding those who Occupy Themselves with Learning Things that are Contrary to that Which .... ........... Rasulullaah @& Taught .................................................................................................. .. ...................................................................................

Rasulullaah Reprimands People who did this Hadhrat Umar SW; Rebukes a man who Wrote the Scripture of Hadhrat Daaniyaal @u and His THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @!$&% (Vol-3) .... .............................................................................................................. Incident with Rasulullaah @&& Hadhrat Umar ~!3% Rebukes a man who told him That he Found a Scripture with wonderful Content .. 210 Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood S!S% and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas S= Condemn Questioning The Ahlul Kitaab .................................................................................................................. 211 Being affected by the Knowledge of Allaah and His Rasool @&$ .............................................................. Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah ?&W&j and Hadhrat Mu1aan;ya SWj are Affected by a Hadith of . v " Rasulullaah @& .............................................................................................................................. Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha ~ G W ; and Hadhrat Hassaan ?&lWj Weep when Allaah Revealed the Verse: "Only deviant people follow the poets" .......................... : ..... :. ............................................ The People of Yemen Weep when they Hear the Qur'aan During the Khilaafah of Hadhrat Abu Bakr 3Wj .. 214 A Warning to the Aalim who does not Teach others and to Ignorant Person who does not Learn ................ 215 Allaah will Grant Whoever Strives to Gain Knowledge and lmaan ............................................................... 216 The Words of Hadhrat Mu'aadh SGW; to a Man who Was Weeping by his Bedside before his Death ..... 216 Learning Imaan, knowledge and Practise All at the Same Time ......................... .. ...............................

The Statements of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar %WW;, Hadhrat Jundub bin Abdullaah ~ G W ; and Hadhrat Ali S G W j in this Regard ................................................................................................. Acquiring That Much of Deeni knowledge that One Needs ...................................................................... The Words of Hadhrat Salmaan i3W; to a man from the Banu Abs Tribe in this Regard ........................ 218 The Words of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar WW; to a man who Wrote to ask him about Knowledge .... 219 Teaching Deen, lslaam and the Faraa'idh ...................................................................................................... 219 Rasulullaah @% Teaches the Deen to Hadhrat Abu Rifaa'ah 3.W; ................................................. Rasulullaah @& Teaches Deen to a Bedouin, to Hadhrat Farwah bin Musayk WWj and to a delegation from Bahraa ......................................................................................................................... 219 Hadhrat Abu Bakr and Hadhrat Umar 3.W 2 Teach Deen ..................................................... 220 Teaching Salaah .......................................................................................................................................... 221 Rasulullaah @2@ Teaches the Sahabah iiBGW4 How to Perform Salaah .......................................... 221 Rasulullaah @%$, Hadhrat Abu Bakr ? . W ; , Hadhrat Umar WWj and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood 3W; Teach the Tashahhud ................................................................................................

Hadhrat Hudhayfah S G W j Teaches Salaah to a man who Could not Perform Salaah Well ...................... 222 Teaching Adhkaar and Du'aas .............................. .; ....................................................................................... Rasulullaah @@ Teaches Adhkaar and Du'aas to Hadhrat Ali SWj ................... .. ........................ 222 Hadhrat Ali $W@& Teaches Adhkaar and Du'aas to Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Ja'far S G W j ................... Rasulullaah @2@ Teaches Adhkaar and Du'aas to Some Sahabah i49Wj ........................................ 224 Hadhrat Ali 3Wj Teaches People how to Send Salutations to Rasulullaah .................................. 225 Teaching Guests and Those who Came to Madinah ..................................................................................... 226 Rasulullaah Instructs the Sahabah @.W to Teach the Delegation from the Abdul Qais Tribe ...... 226 Acquiring knowledge While Travelling ........................................................................................................... Rasulullaah @% Teaches the Injunctions of Deen While Travelling for the Farewell Hajj .......................... 228 The lncident of How Hadhrat Jaabir Ghaadiri 3Wj Acquired Knowledge during Rasulullaah b. I..

" @$&'s Journey .................................................................................................................................... 228 Combining Jihaad and Acquiring Knowledge ............................................................................................... 230 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @.g @% (Val-3) The Statement of Hadhrat Abu Sa'eed Khudri %l!3&j about how the Sahabah BWj Combined Fighting Battles with Acquiring Knowledge ............................................................................................. 230 Combining Earning and Acquiring Knowledge ............................................................................................... 230 The Narration of Hadhrat Anas SGWj about how the Sahabah i43.W Combined Earning with Acquiring Knowledge .............................................................................................................................. 230 Hadhrat Umar SWj and his Ansaari Neighbour Take turns to Learn ...................................................... 231 Hadhrat Baraa !&G= says that all of them could not Hear Ahadeeth from Rasulullaah @&$ ................. 232 Hadhrat Talha ~.L%W says that it was During the Ends of the day that they went to Rasulullaah @% ... 232 Learning the Deen before Earning a Living ................................................................................................. Educating one's Family ................................................................................................................................ 233 Hadhrat Ali w W s Interpretation of the verse: "Save yourselves and your families from the Fire" .......... 233 Rasulullaah w Instructs People to Teach and Educate their Families .................................................. Learning the Language of the Enemy and of Others for Sake of Deen .......................................................... 233 Rasukrllaah w Instructs Hadhrat Zaid !?W@!% to Learn the Jewish Language ...................................... 233 Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Zubayr B!3W understands the Language of his Slaves ........................................ 234 Hadhrat Umar Ww Instructs the Study of Astronomyand Genealogy ............................................... 234 Hadhrat Ali ~ . W j Instructs Hadhrat Abul Aswad Duwali to Write the Fatha, Dhamma and Kasra into the Qur'aanic Text .................................................................................................................................. 234 For A Leader to Appoint someone to Teach the People ................................................................................ 235 Can a Leader Prevent Someone from Proceeding in the path of Allaah for the sake of Knowledge? ........... 235 Hadhrat Umar ?iW4G Confines Hadhrat Zaid bin Thaabit B.W 3 in Madinah to Teach the People ........ 235 Hadhrat Zaid bin Thaabit ?3$W 3 Teaches People During the Khilaafah of Hadhrat Uthmaan !&Wj and the Statement of Hadhrat Umar S.= Concerning Hadhrat Mu'aadh ?3lW Ys Leaving for Shaam ... 236 Dispatching the Sahabah '@Wj to Various Lands for Teaching ............................................................ 236 Rasulullaah @!& Dispatches a Group of Sahabah i4EW& to Educate the Udhal and Qaara Tribes ...... 236 Rasulullaah @@ Sends Hadhrat Ali 9-j and Hadhrat Abu Ubaydah bin Jarraah 9GWj to Yemen ... 237 'Rasulullaah @%$ Sends Hadhrat Amr binHazam ?&@W, Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari $@@!$5 and Hadhrat Mu'aadh bin Jabal ~ . W G j to Yemen ....................................................................................... 237 Rasulullaah @%$ Sends Hadhrat Ammaar ~ .

W j to a Clan belonging to the Qais Tribe ........................ 238 Hadhrat Umar SG%i!i%; Dispatches Hadhrat Ammaar ?3GW.j and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood ~.W!2 2 to Kufa and sends Hadhrat lmraan S.!Z@% to Basrah ............................................................ 238 Hadhrat Umar S w Dispatches Hadhrat Mu'aadh bin Jabal!3GWj and Hadhrat Abu Dardaa ............................................................................................. ~ . W j to Shaam ................................... ., Undertaking Journeys in Search of knowledge ........................................................................................ 239 .......... Hadhrat Jaabir S&Wj Travels to Shaam and to Egypt to Hear Two Ahadeeth of Rasulullah @% Hadhrat Abu Ayyoob Ansaari 3.w Travels to Egypt to Hear a Hadith from Hadhrat Uqba bin Aamir %W!& . 241 Hadhrat Uqba bin Aamir wWj Travels to see Hadhrat Maslama bin Mukhallad 3.w~ and another Sahabi !&.W j Travels to see Hadhrat Fudhaala bin Ubayd 9.- ........................................ 241 Hadhrat Ubaydullaah bin Adi WMj Travels to see Hadhrat Ali WWj and the Statement of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood SW Concerning Travelling in Search of Knowledge .................................. 242 Learning from Worthy and Reliable People and what Happens when Knowledge Lies with People THE LIVES OF THE S A W A H @.@!%&.%!> (Vol-3) Unworthy of it .......................................................................................................................................... 242 Rasulullaah @&$ Sends Hadhrat Abu Tha'laba ~ . G = to Learn from Hadhrat Abu Ubaydah bin Jarraah B G W j and Praises him ........................................................................................................... 242 Rasulullaah @@ Makes it Clear that Seeking Knowledge from Unworthy People is Amongst the Signs of Qiyaamah ................................................................................................................................ 243 Statements of Hadhrat Umar !&$!w and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood ?&%W6 Concerning Acquiring Knowledge from Seniors .......................................................................................................... 243 Hadhrat Mu'aawiya 3.G Wj and Hadhrat Umar B.G ; Both Warn Against Acquiring Knowledge from people who are not Worthy of it ....................................................................................................... 244 Hadhrat Uqba bin Aamir Wm Emphasises to his Children to Accept Ahadeeth Only from Reliable Sources .................................... ... ............................................................................................................. 244 The Sermon Hadhrat Umar %IS%% Delivered at Jaabiyah About Acquiring Knowledge from the Scholars of the Sahabah $&%Wj ..................... .. ............................................................................................ 244 Salutations and Glad Tidings for the Student ................................................................................................. Rasululleah @i@ Welcomes Hadhrat Safwaan bin Assaal ?iirGWj ..........................................................

Hadhrat Abu Sa'eed Khudri &ISw Welcomes Some Students ............................................................... Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah 3 G w Welcomes Students ................................................................................... 246 Hadhrat Abu Dardaa &.W j Smiles when Narrating Ahadeeth .............................................................. 2 4 6 Gatherings of Knowledge and Being in the Company of Ulema ..................................................................... 246