Hadith #3003
Arabic Text
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَسْعَدَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : أَتَدْرِي كَيْف
َ يُنْقَصُ الْعِلْمُ؟، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : كَمَا يُنْفَضُ الثَّوْبُ، وَكَمَا يَقْسُو الدِّرْهَمُ، قَالَ :" لَا، وَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَمِنْهُ، قَبْضُ الْعِلْمِ : قَبْضُ الْعُلَمَاءِ "
Isnad Chain
محمد بن أسعد
أبو بكر
عاصم
أبو وائل
English Translation
It was narrated from Abu Wa'il that Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'Do you know how knowledge is diminished?' He said: I replied: 'As a garment is shaken out, and as a coin becomes worn.' He said: 'No — and that is indeed part of it — but the taking away of knowledge is the taking away of scholars.'
Reference: Sunan al-Darimi, Book 1, Hadith 3003
Sunnah.com ref: darimi 3003
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