Hadith #3403
Arabic Text
أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ ، حَ
دَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ الْأَسْوَدُ ، قَالَ : قَالَ ابْنُ مُنَبِّهٍ :" كَانَ أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ فِيمَا مَضَى يَضَنُّونَ بِعِلْمِهِمْ عَنْ أَهْلِ الدُّنْيَا، فَيَرْغَبُ أَهْلُ الدُّنْيَا فِي عِلْمِهِمْ، فَيَبْذُلُونَ لَهُمْ دُنْيَاهُمْ، وَإِنَّ أَهْلَ الْعِلْمِ الْيَوْمَ بَذَلُوا عِلْمَهُمْ لِأَهْلِ الدُّنْيَا، فَزَهِدَ أَهْلُ الدُّنْيَا فِي عِلْمِهِمْ، فَضَنُّوا عَلَيْهِمْ بِدُنْيَاهُمْ "
Isnad Chain
يعقوب بن إبراهيم
روح ، ح
English Translation
Ibn Munabbih said: 'The scholars of the past used to guard their knowledge from the people of worldly affairs, so the people of worldly affairs were eager for their knowledge and would offer their worldly wealth for it. But the scholars of today have offered their knowledge to the people of worldly affairs, so the people of worldly affairs have become indifferent to their knowledge, and stingy with their worldly wealth toward them.'
Reference: Sunan al-Darimi, Book 1, Hadith 3403
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