Hadith #501
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا هَيْثَمُ بْنُ خَارِجَةَ حَدَّثَنَا رِشْدِينُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْوَلِيد
ِ عَنْ أَبِي حَفْصٍ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ مَثَلَ الْعُلَمَاءِ فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَثَلِ النُّجُومِ فِي السَّمَاءِ يُهْتَدَى بِهَا فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ فَإِذَا انْطَمَسَتْ النُّجُومُ أَوْشَكَ أَنْ تَضِلَّ الْهُدَاةُ
Isnad Chain
هيثم بن خارجة
رشدين بن سعد
عبد الله بن الوليد
English Translation
Haytham ibn Kharijah narrated to us, Rishdin ibn Sa'd narrated to us, from 'Abdullah ibn al-Walid, from Abu Hafs, who narrated to him that he heard Anas ibn Malik (رضي الله عنه) saying: the Prophet ﷺ said: 'The parable of the scholars on earth is like the stars in the sky — they are guided by in the darkness of land and sea. When the stars are extinguished, the guides are about to go astray.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 25, Hadith 501
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 12139
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-48529