Muʿjam al-Aḥādīth al-Muʿtabara · Hadith 1

Book of Intellect and Knowledge · Reward of the Scholar and the Seeker of Knowledge · Volume 1, book 1, chapter 4, Hadith 1

Original Arabic text

[1/18] الكافي: محمد بن الحسن وعلي بن محمد، عن سهل بن زياد، ومحمد بن يحيى، عن أحمد بن محمد جميعا، عن جعفر بن محمد الاشعري، عن عبدالله بن ميمون القداح، وعلي بن إبراهيم، عن أبيه، عن حماد بن عيسى، عن القداح، عن أبي عبدالله عليه السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: من سلك طريقا يطلب فيه علما سلك الله به طريقا إلى الجنة وإن الملائكة لتضع أجنحتها لطالب العلم رضا به وإنه يستغفر لطالب العلم من في السماء ومن في الارض حتى الحوت في البحر، وفضل العالم على العابد كفضل القمر على سائر النجوم ليلة البدر، وإن العلماء ورثة الانبياء إن الانبياء لم يورثوا دينارا ولا درهما ولكن ورثوا العلم فمن أخذ منه أخذ بحظ وافر

Published English translation

1. [1/18] al-Kafi: Muhammad b. al-Hasan and Ali b. Muhammad from Sahl b. Ziyad; Muhammad b. Yahya from Ahmad b. Muhammad – all together from Ja’far b. Muhammad al-Ash’ari from Abdallah b. Maymun al-Qaddah; and Ali b. Ibrahim from his father from Hammad b. Isa from al-Qaddah from Abi Abdillah (AS) who said: "The Messenger of Allāh (sw) said: whoever treads a path seeking knowledge, Allāh makes him tread a path to heaven. The angels lay down their wings for the seeker of knowledge, being pleased with him. They do seek forgiveness for the seeker of knowledge whatsoever is in heaven and whatsoever is on earth, even the fish in the sea. The excellence of the scholar over the worshipper is like the excellence of the moon over the rest of the stars on a full-moon night. The scholars are the inheritors of the prophets, the prophets do not leave behind silver or gold coins, rather they leave behind knowledge. So, whomsoever partakes of it then he has obtained a fortunate share."

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Muʿjam al-Aḥādīth al-Muʿtabara

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