Part 6

"A group of people from the inhabitants of Paradise came upon a group of people from the inhabitants of Hellfire, so they asked them: 'What caused you to enter the Hellfire when we only entered Paradise due to your teaching us?' They replied: 'Indeed, we used to command you (towards good) but not do it (ourselves).'" 45

[73] Abul-Hasan 'Abdur-Rahmaan bin Muhammad bin 'Ubaydillaah Al-Asbahaanee informed us: Abul-Qaasim Sulaymaan bin Ahmad bin Ayoob At-Tabaraanee narrated to us: Ahmad bin Yahyaa bin Khaalid bin Hayyaan Al-'Arqee narrated to us: Zuhayr bin 'Ubaad narrated to us: Abu Bakr AdDaahiree' Abdullaah bin Hakeem narrated to us from Ismaa'eel bin Abee Khaalid from Ash-Sha'abee that Al-Waleed bin 'Uqbah said: The Messenger of Allaah said:

"A group of people from the inhabitants of Paradise will come upon a group of people from the inhabitants of Hell and say (to them): 'What is the reason why you entered Hell, for by Allaah, we only entered Paradise because of what we learned from you.' So they will reply: 'Verily, we used to say (something) and not do it (ourselves).'" 46

Sulaymaan said: "No one reported this from Abu Khaalid except for Abu Bakr AdDaahiree. Zuhayr is alone in narrating from him."

[74] Abul-Hasan 'Alee bin Ahmad bin 'Umar bin Hafs Al-Muqree informed us: Abu 'Abdillaah Muhammad bin Al-'Abbaas bin Al-Fadl narrated to us in Mawsil: Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Abil-Mafhnaa narrated to us: Muhaadir bin Mawri' narrated to us: Al-A'mash narrated to us that Shaqeeq bin Salamah said: It was said to Usaamah bin Zayd:

"Why don't you enter in the presence of 'Uthmaan and speak to him?" So "You believe that I don't speak to him unless you (actually) hear me speak to him. I have

44 This is an authentic hadith due to what came before it. In its chain is Muhammad bin Jaabir, who is As-Suhaymee, and he is weak due to his poor memory. So it serves as a supporting evidence for the previous narration. At-Tabaraanee reported it from this path of narration in al-Mu'jam-ul-Kabeer as well as the Fiqh scholar, Ad-Daamighaanee, in al-Ahaadeeth wal-Akhbaar (1-110-2) 45 Its chain of narration is completely weak. This Abul-'Aynaa was known for fabricating narrations. He even said about himself: "Al-Jaahidh and I would fabricate hadith so they were mixed in." AdDaaraqutnee said: "He wasn't strong in hadith." Also, Ibn Juraij and Abuz-Zubayr were both mudallis narrators and they would commit 'an 'ana. 46 Completely Weak: Concerning Abu Bakr Ad-Daahiree, Adh-Dhahabee said in ad-Du'afaa: "'They accused him of fabricating hadith." Zuhayr bin 'Ubaad is also weak."

25 that I wouldn't like to be the first one to open. And I will not tell a person: 'You are the best of people' - even if he is a ruler over me - after what I heard the Messenger of Allaah say." They asked: "What did you hear him say?" He replied: He said:

"A man will be brought on the Day of Judgement and thrown into the Hellfire where his intestines will spill out. So it will be said (to him): 'Weren't you the one who used to command good and forbid evil?' So he will say: 'I used to command you to do good yet not do it myself. And I used to forbid you from evil yet commit it myself.'" 47

[75] Abu Sa'eed Muhammad bin Moosaa Ibn Al-Fadl As-Sayrafee informed us: Abul- 'Abbaas Muhammad bin Ya'qoob Al-Asam narrated to us: Yahyaa bin Abee Taalib narrated to us, saying: 'Abdul-Wahhaab bin 'Ataa informed us, saying: Abu Salamah reported to us that Mansoor bin Zaadhaan said:

"I have been informed that one of the people who will be thrown in the Hellfire - even the inhabitants of Hell will find his stench offensive. So it| will be said to him: 'Woe to you! What did you used to do? Is it not enough what we are upon from a bad condition, such that we had to be tested with you and the foul smell of your stench?' So he will say: 'I used to be a scholar (i.e. person with knowledge) but did not benefit from my knowledge.'"

[76] Abu Ja'far Muhammad bin Ja'far bin 'Alaan Al-Warraaq informed us, saying: Abu 'Abdillaah Al-Husayn bin Ahmad bin Muhammad As-Safaar Al-Harawee informed us, saying: Muhammad bin Ibraaheem Al-Wakeel narrated to us: Muhammad bin Mahmood As-Samarqandee narrated to us, saying: And I heard him, i.e. Yahyaa bin Mu'aadh Ar-Raazee, say:

"The destitute one is he whose knowledge serves as a proof against him; he whose tongue serves as an opponent against him; and he whose understanding serves to cut off his excuses."

[77] It was said to one of them:

"Won't you seek knowledge?" So he said: "My opponents from knowledge are many (already), so I won't create any more."

[78] Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Ahmad Al-Mujhiz informed us: Abul-Fadl 'Ubaydullaah bin 'Abdir-Rahmaan Az-Zuhree narrated to us from his words in dictation form: Ibraaheem bin 'Abdillaah bin Ayoob Al-Makhramee narrated to us, saying: I heard Suree bin Al-Mughlis As-Saqatee say:

47 Authentic hadith: The two Shaikhs (i.e. Al-Bukhaaree and Muslim) narrated this hadith as did Ahmad (5/205, 207, 209) from various paths from Al-A'mash. Al-A'mash was explicit in his narration in the report of Ahmad. He reported (5/206, 209) two other paths of narration from Shaqeeq bin Salamah, who is Abu Waa'il. The two Shaikhs, as well as Ahmad, add the following in their narrations: "Then he will go around it (i.e. his intestines) just as a donkey goes around a mill. So the inhabitants of Hell will gather around him and say: 'What's wrong with you? Did you not used to command good...'"

[79] Abul-Hasan 'Alee bin Talhah bin Muhammad Al-Muqree informed us, saying: I heard Abul-Husayn Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Sam'oon, the admonisher, say:

"Everyone that doesn't look at what Allaah has mandated upon him due to (his) knowledge, the knowledge becomes a proof and a curse against him."

[80] Abu Taahir 'Abdul-Ghaffaar bin Muhammad bin Ja'far, the Educator, informed us, saying: Abu 'Alee Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Al-Hasan As-Sawaaf informed us: 'Abdullaah bin Ahmad narrated to us, saying: My father narrated to me: Siyaar bin Haatim narrated to us: Ja'far bin Sulaymaan Ad-Daba'ee reported to us from Thaabit that Anas said: The Messenger of Allaah said:

"Verily Allaah, the Most High, will pardon the illiterate people (i.e. those without knowledge) on the Day of Judgement for things which He will not pardon the scholars." 48

[81] I read in the back of a book from Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Abdillaah bin Abaan Al-Haythee:

"If knowledge is not acted upon, it becomes a proof against you And you will not be excused for what you carry (i.e. of knowledge) So if you come to realize this fact, then you will also realize That the proof of a man's speech lies in his actions."

[82] Abu 'Abdillaah Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Abee Taahir Ad-Daqaaq and Abul-Qaasim 'Abdur-Rahmaan bin 'Ubaydillaah bin Muhammad bin Al-Husayn Al-Jarmee both informed us, saying: Abul-Hasan 'Alee bin Muhammad bin Az-Zubayr Al-Koofee informed us: Al-Hasan bin 'Alee bin 'Affaan Al-'Aamiree narrated to us: Zayd bin Al-Habaab narrated to us that Maalik bin Mighwal said: I heard Ash-Sha'abee say:

"I wish that I had not learned anything from one with knowledge."

48 Rejected hadith: Its defect lies in Siyaar bin Haatim. Adh-Dhahabee mentioned him in adDu'afaa, saying: "Al-Qawaareeree said: 'He was with me in Ad-Dakkaan and he had not intellect.' It was said: 'Are you then accusing him (i.e. of weakness)? He said: 'No.' Others said: 'He was honest, with a good heart.' And Ibn Al-Madeenee declared him weak, as did others." Abu Nu'aim reported the hadith in Hilyat-ul-Awliyaa (2-331-9-223), saying: "Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Al-Hasan narrated it to us." Abu Bakr Al-Marwadhee reported it in al-War' (3/2) as did ArRaamahirmazee in al-Faasil (pg. 143), Ibn 'Asaakir in Dhamm man Laa ya'mal bi-'Ilmihi (58/2), and Ad-Diyaa Al-Maqdisee in al-Ahaadeeth-ul-Mukhtaarah (1-501) all from the path of narration of Ahmad. Abu Nu'aim said: "This is an uncommon (ghareeb) hadith. Siyaar is alone in reporting it from Ja'far. We have not recorded it except as a hadith from Ahmad bin Hanbal." In another place, he said: '"Abdullaah said: 'My father said: This is a rejected hadith And he didn't narrate it to me except for one time.'" I say: It is as if it is for this reason that he didn't mention it in al-Musnad. Ad-Diyaa Al-Maqdisee also mentioned this statement of 'Abdullaah after reporting the hadith. But it is strange how in spite of that, he still included the hadith in his al-Mukhtaarah. Ibn Qudaamah also mentioned it in alMuntakhab (10/200/1) and added to it, saying: "Al-Marwadhee said: 'Abu 'Abdillaah said: "The error is from Ja'far not by way of Siyaar.'" This is what Imaam Ahmad said, yet Ja'far is better than Siyaar. In summary, Muslim used him in his narrations, and Allaah knows best.

27 informed us, saying: Abu Bakr Ahmad bin Salmaan An-Najaad narrated to us: Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Shaaheen narrated to us: Ibn Sahl, i.e. Muhammad bin Sahl bin 'Askar, narrated to us, saying: I heard AlFiryaabee say: I heard Sufyaan AthThawree say:

"I wish I hadn't written down the knowledge and I wish I could be saved (on the Day of Judgement) by just enough from my knowledge, which is neither against me nor for me."

[84] Abul-Qaasim Talhah bin 'Alee bin As-Saqar Al-Kitaanee informed us, saying: Abu Bakr Muhammad bin 'Abdillaah bin Ibraaheem Ash-Shaafi'ee informed us: Abu 'Eesaa Moosaa bin Haaroon At-Toosee narrated to us: Abu Mu'amar narrated to us, saying: I heard Ibn 'Uyainah say:

"If knowledge doesn't benefit you, it harms you."

I say: "This means that if knowledge doesn't benefit him by way of him acting on it, it brings harm to him by serving as a proof against him."

[85] Abu 'Alee Al-Hasan bin 'Alee bin Muhammad At-Tameemee informed us, saying: Abu Bakr Ahmad bin Ja'far bin Hamdaan bin Maalik AlQutay'ee narrated to us: 'Abdullaah bin Ahmad bin Hanbal narrated to us, saying: My father narrated to me, saying: Abur-Rabee', i.e. 'Amr bin Sulaymaan, narrated to us, saying: AbulAsh'hab narrated to me that Muhammad bin Waasi' said: Luqmaan said to his son:

"My dear son, do not learn what you don't know until you (first) act upon what you (already) know."

[86] Abul-Hasan Muhammad bin 'Abdil-'Azeez bin Ja'far Al-Bardha'ee informed us, saying: 'Alee bin Muhammad bin Ibraaheem bin 'Alawaih Al-Jawharee informed us, saying: Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Al-Hasan bin Baabwaih Al-Hannaa'ee narrated to us, saying: Muhammad bin 'Abdillaah Al-Qurshee narrated to us: Muhammad bin AlHusayn, i.e. Al-Barjalaanee narrated to us, saying: Ahmad bin Muhammad narrated to me, saying: Abu 'Abdis-Samad Al-'Ammee narrated to me that Maalik bin Deenaar said:

"I found it written in some of the wise sayings: 'There is no good in you knowing what you don't know when you do not act upon what you already know. The example of this is like that of a man who gathers firewood then ties it up in a bundle and begins to carry it on his back. But when he finds that he is not able to, (instead of taking some firewood out of the bundle) he puts more in it.'"

[87] Ahmad bin Abee Ja'far Al-Qutay'ee informed us, saying: Ishaaq bin Sa'ad bin AlHasan bin Sufyaan An-Nasawee informed us, saying: My grandfather narrated to us: Harmalah bin Yahyaa narrated to us, saying: Ibn Wahb informed us that Sufyaan said:

"There was once a scholar and a worshipper amongst the Tribe of Israa'eel So the scholar said to the worshipper: 'What prevents you from coming to me and taking (knowledge) from me? Don't you see the rest of the people coming to me?' The

28 with that, then I will come to you.'"

[88] Abu' Abdillaah Muhammad bin 'Alee bin 'Abdillaah As-Sooree recited to me the following verses from himself:

"For how long will I strive in seeking knowledge Working hard to gather it and welcoming it warmly Seeking to study from it all of its forms and subjects And difficult topics, while not producing any deeds at all If the one seeking knowledge doesn't produce good deeds Based on his knowledge, he becomes a wretched servant Verily, grasping the forms of knowledge only benefits Those who act upon them whilst being a pious person."