Hadith 72

(The superiority of comprehending knowledge)

English source

Darussalam · Volume 1

3 - THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 72 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 25

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English translation

72. Narrated Ibn 'Umar رضي الله عنهما: We were with the Prophet ﷺ and a spadix of date-palm tree was brought to him. On that he said, "Amongst the trees, there is a tree which resembles a Muslim." I wanted to say that it was the date-palm tree but as I was the youngest of all (of them) I kept quiet. And then the Prophet ﷺ said, "It is the date-palm tree." And 'Umār رضي الله عنه said, "Everyone must acquire sound religious knowledge early before he becomes a chief." (Abū 'Abdullāh said:) The Companions of the Prophet ﷺ had studied inspite of the fact that they were old in age.

Arabic text

72 - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ: قَالَ لِي ابْنُ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، قَالَ: صَحِبْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ إِلَى المَدِينَةِ فَلَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَّا حَدِيثًا وَاحِدًا، قَالَ: كُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأُتِيَ بِجُمَّارٍ، فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ مِنَ الشَّجَرِ شَجَرَةً، مَثَلُهَا كَمَثَلِ المُسْلِمِ»، فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَقُولَ: هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ، فَإِذَا أَنَا أَصْغَرُ القَوْمِ، فَسَكَتُّ، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ»

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