Part 5

"I do not fear that it will be said to me: 'O 'Uwaymir, what did you know?' But rather, I fear that it will be said to me: 'O 'Uwaymir, what deeds did you do based on what you knew?'"

[56] Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Rizq and Al-Hasan bin Abee Bakr both informed us, saying: Abu Bakr Ahmad bin Sulaymaan bin Ayoob Al-'Abaadaanee narrated to us, saying: Muhammad bin 'Abdil-Malik Ad-Daqeeqee reported to us: 'Ubaydullaah bin Moosaa narrated to us: Abu Bishr Al-Halabee narrated to us that Al-Hasan said:

"Eemaan is not just an outer decoration nor is it mere hope. Rather, it is that which settles in the hearts and which is confirmed in the actions. Whoever speaks a good statement and does unrighteous deeds, Allaah rejects his statement. And whoever speaks a good statement and does righteous deeds, his good deed serves to elevate his statement. This is since Allaah, the Most High, says: 'To Him ascend the good words, and it is the righteous deed that raises it (up to Allaah).' [Surah Faatir: 10]"

[57] Abul-Qaasim 'Abdur-Rahmaan bin Ahmad bin Ibraaheem Al-Qazweenee informed us, saying: 'Alee bin Ibraaheem bin Salamah Al-Qattaan reported to us: Abu Haatim Ar-Raazee narrated to us, saying: Abu 'Umar Al-Hawdee narrated to us: AlMubaarak bin Fadaalah narrated to us that Al-Hasan (Al-Basree) said concerning Allaah's saying: "And We have fastened every man's driver onto his neck:" 34

"This (i.e. driver) refers to his actions."

[58] Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Rizq informed us, saying: Ahmad bin Sulaymaan Al- 'Abaadaanee reported to us, saying: Ja'far bin Muhammad bin Harb Al-'Abaadaanee narrated to us in 'Abaadaan, saying: Bishr bin Al-Haarith said:

"The virtue of knowledge lies in acting upon it, then that one ascends because of it."

[59] Abul-Qaasim 'Ubaydullaah bin 'Abdillaah bin Al-Husayn Al-Khafaaf informed us: Abu Taalib Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Ishaaq bin Al-Bahlool, the Judge, narrated to us: Muhammad bin Al-Husayn bin Hamdawaih Al-Harbee narrated to us, saying: I heard Ya'qoob bin Shawwaal say: I heard Bishr bin Al-Haarith say:

21 on it - there is nothing more harmful (to him) than it."

[60] Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Rizq informed us: Ja'far bin Muhammad bin Nusayr Al-Khaldee informed us: Muhammad bin 'Abdillaah Al-Hadramee narrated to us: 'Abbaas Al-'Anbaree narrated to us: 'Abdus-Samad narrated to me, saying: I heard Sa'eed bin 'Attaar - and he would cry until he departed - say: 'Eesaa bin Maryam said:

"Until when will you show the way to those who walk at night in the dark while you yourselves are living with the confused? Verily, that which should be sought from knowledge is a little, while (that which should be sought) from action is a lot."

[61] Al-'Alaa bin Hazm Al-Andalusee narrated to me, saying: Muhammad bin AlHusayn bin Baqaa Al-Misree informed us, saying: My grandfather, 'Abdul-Ghanee Sa'eed Al-Azdee informed us: 'Abdullaah bin Ja'far bin Al-Warad narrated to us: 'Abdullaah bin Ahmad bin 'Abdis-Salaam narrated to us, saying: I heard 'Abdullaah bin Ahmad bin Shabweeh Al-Marwazee report from his father, who said: I heard Hafs bin Hameed say: I entered into the presence of Dawood At-Taa'ee to ask him a question about an issue, and he was a very kind and generous person. So he said (to me):

"Did you ever see a warrior when he intends to go out to battle? Doesn't he first gather together his means (i.e. weapons)? So if he spends his entire life in gathering these means, when will he fight in the war? Verily, knowledge is the means of action. So if someone spends his entire life gathering it, when will he do good deeds?"

[62] Ahmad bin Al-Husayn At-Tawzee informed me, saying: Abu 'Umar Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Moosaa bin A1-'Allaaf informed us: Muhammad bin Mukhlid narrated to us: Muhammad bin Abee 'Umar narrated to us, saying: I heard Abu 'Ubayd Al-Qaasim bin Salaam say: "Abdullah bin Idrees heard me lamenting over (the death of) one of the shuyookh, so he said to me:

"O Abu 'Ubayd, regardless of whatever knowledge passes you, do not let upon what you already know pass you."

[63] Abul-Qaasim 'Ubaydullaah bin Ahmad bin 'Uthmaan As-Sayrafee informed us, saying: Sahl bin Ahmad Ad-Deebaajee reported to us: Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Al-Ash'ath Al-Koofee narrated to us in Egypt: Moosaa bin Ismaa'eel bin Moosaa bin Ja'far bin Muhammad narrated to us, saying: My father narrated to me from his father that his grandfather, Ja'far bin Muhammad, reported from his father from his grandfather, 'Alee bin Husayn, from his father that 'Alee said:

"The Zaahid, according to us, is he who knows then acts, and he who has certainty and is then cautious. So if he passes the evening in hardship, he praises Allaah. And if he wakes up in the morning in case, he gives thanks to Allaah.35 This is the Zaahid" 36

35 Translator's Note: There is a difference between the words hamd (praise) and shukr (thanks). The first is given to one due to some praiseworthy or magnificent quality and not necessarily for having received anything from the one being praised. The latter is given in response to having received something from the one being thanked. Thus the narration states the praising of Allaah in a time of hardship while thanking Him in a time of case.

22 rather Lean towards its Opposite, And to the Contrary of what Knowledge Mandates

[64] Al-Hasan bin Abee Bakr informed us: Haamid bin Muhammad bin 'Abdillaah Al-Harawee reported to us: 'Abdullaah bin Muhammad bin Wahb narrated to us: Ibraaheem bin Sa'eed Al-Jawharee narrated to us: Abu Ahmad Az-Zubayree narrated to us: Qays bin Ar-Rabee' narrated to us from Al-A'mash from Abu Waa'il from Hudhaifah bin Al-Yamaan 4k, from what I know, that the Messenger of Allaah gi said:

"Woe to the one who doesn't know. And woe to the one who knows then doesn't act (on his knowledge)." [He said this three times] 37

[65] Ahmad bin 'Alee bin Yazdaad Al-Qaaree informed us, saying: 'Abdullaah bin Ibraaheem bin 'Abdil-Malik Al-Asbahaanee informed us about it: Muhammad bin 'Alee bin Mukhlid Al-Farqadee narrated to us: Ismaa'eel bin 'Amr Al-Bajlee narrated to us: Farj bin Fadaalah narrated to us from Sulaymaan bin Ar-Rabee', the freed slave of Al-'Abbaas, that the Messenger of Allaah said:

"Woe the one who doesn't know. And if Allaah had wished, He would have given him knowledge. And woe to the one who knows and doesn't act (on his knowledge)." [He said this seven times] 38

[66] Ibn Yazdaad informed us, saying: 'Abdullaah bin Ibraaheem informed us: Muhammad bin 'Alee Al-Farqadee narrated to us: Ismaa'eel bin 'Amr narrated to us: Ismaa'eel bin Zakariyaa narrated to us from Ja'far bin Barqaan from Maymoon bin Mihraan that Abud-Dardaa made a similar statement. 39

[67] Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Rizq informed us, saying: 'Uthmaan bin Ahmad AdDaqaaq informed us: Husayn bin Abee Mi'shar narrated to us, saying: Wakee' reported to us from Ja'far bin Barqaan from Maymoon bin Mihraan that Abud-Dardaa said:

"Woe to the one who doesn't know. And woe to the one who knows and doesn't act." [He said this seven times] 40

36 Its chain of narration is weak in spite of it being stopped as a narration of a Companion. I could not find anyone who recorded a biography for Ja'far, one of the members of the Prophet's lineage. 37 Its chain of narration is weak due to Qays bin Ar-Rabee'. Al-Haafidh said about him: "He is honest but he changed when he got older. His son introduced into his narrations, reports that he never narrated, and narrated them." 38 Its chain of narration is weak due to the weakness of Al-Bajlee and his teacher Farj bin Fadaalah. Also, I was not able to find a biography at this time for Sulaymaan bin Ar-Rabee', the freed slave of Al- 'Abbaas. 39 This is a weak narration due to the weakness of Ismaa'eel bin 'Amr, who was the same Al-Bajlee from the previous narration. 40 This is a weak narration in spite of it being stopped at the level of a saying of a Companion. Husayn bin Abee Mi'shar is Ibn Muhammad bin Abee Mi'shar. He was ascribed to his grandfather. AdhDhahabee said: "There are lax tendencies (leen) in him." Ibn Al-Munaadee said: "He wasn't reliable." Ibn Qaani' said: "He is weak.''

23 Teebee narrated to us: The Judge, Abul-Farj Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Al-Hasan Ash-Shaafi'ee reported us, saying: Ahmad bin Yoosuf bin Khalaad reported to us, saying: Muhammad bin Yoonus Al-Qurshee narrated to us: 'Abdullaah bin Dawood Al-Hazeenee narrated to us: Ja'far bin Barqaan narrated to us that Maymoon bin Mihraan said: Abud-Dardaa said:

"Woe to the one who doesn't know and doesn't act." [One time] Ibn Khalaad said: "And woe to the one who knows and doesn't act." [One time] "And woe to the one knew but didn't act." [Seven times] 41

[69] Abul-Hasan 'Alee bin Ahmad bin 'Umar Al-Muqree informed us, saying: 'AbdulBaaqee bin Qaani', the Judge, informed us: Al-Husayn bin 'Alee bin Al-Azhar narrated to us in Koofah: 'Ubaad bin Ya'qoob narrated to us: Abu Dawood AnNakha'ee narrated to us: 'Alee bin 'Ubaydillaah Al-Ghatfaanee narrated to us from Saleek that he said: I heard the Prophet say:

"When a scholar knows (something) and fails to act (on it), he becomes like a lamppost which sheds light for the people yet burns itself out." 42

[70] Abu Na'eem Ahmad bin 'Abdillaah bin Ahmad bin Ishaaq, the Haafidh in Asbahaan, informed us: Abu Muhammad 'AbduUaah bin Ja'far bin Ahmad bin Faaris narrated to us, saying: Ismaa'eel bin 'Abdillaah bin Mas'ood Al-'Abdee narrated to us: Hishaam bin 'Ammaar reported to us: "Alee bin Sulaymaan Al-Kalbee narrated to us: Al-A'mash narrated to us from Abu Tameemah that Jundub bin 'Abdillaah said: The Messenger of Allah said:

"The example of a scholar that teaches the people good but forgets (it) himself, is like the example of a lamp that sheds light for the people but burns itself out." 43

[71] Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Rizq informed us, saying: Al-Husayn bin Ayoob AlHaashimee reported to us, saying: Moosaa bin 'Eesaa Al-Maseesee narrated to us: Luwain narrated to us: And Yoosuf bin Rabaah bin 'Alee Al-Basree informed us: The Judge, Abul-Hasan 'Alee bin Al-Husayn bin Bandaar Al-Adhanee reported to us: Luwain narrated to us:

And Al-Hasan bin Muhammad Al-Khallaal informed me, saying: Muhammad bin 'Alee bin Suwayd Al-Ghabaree narrated to us, saying: Muhammad bin 'Alee bin Dawood At-Tameemee reported to us in Adhanah, saying: Luwain

41 This is a very weak narration in spite of it being stopped at the level of a saying of a Companion. Muhammad bin Yoonus here refers to Al-Kudaymee. He was accused of lying and fabricating in spite of his good memory. 42 Its chain of narration is fabricated. Its defect lies in Abu Dawood An-Nakha'ee whose name was Sulaymaan bin ' Amr. He was a severe liar, and well known for that. 43 This is an authentic hadith reported by At-Tabaraanee in al-Mu'jam-ul-Kabeer (1-84-2) from two other paths of narration, one of which is on the authority of Hishaam bin 'Ammaar. This chain of narration is sound (hasan) - all of its narrators are known except for 'Alee bin Sulaymaan Al-Kalbee. Ibn Abee Haatim said in al-Jarh wat-Ta'deel (3-1-188-189) reporting from his father: "I didn't see any problems with his hadith. He was upright in narrating, but not well-known." At-Tabaraanee also reported it from the path of Layth from Safwaan bin Muhriz from Jundub bin 'Abdillaah. There is no problem with this chain of narration when used as a supplemental reference. What also serves as a supporting witness for it is the following hadith of Abu Barzah.

24 Yoonus bin 'Ubayd from Al-Hasan that Abu Barzah & said: The Messenger of Allaah said:

"The example of one who teaches the people good yet forgets himself, is like the example of a torch that sheds light for people yet burns itself out." 44

[72] Al-Hasan bin Abee Bakr informed us, saying: Abul-Husayn 'Abdus-Samad bin 'Alee bin Muhammad At-Tissee informed us: Muhammad bn Al-Qaasim, who was known as Abul-'Aynaa narrated to us, saying: Abu 'Aasim bin Juraij narrated to us from Abuz-Zubair from Jaabir that the Prophet said: