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230. It was narrated from Zaid bin Thâbit that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "May Allâh cause his face to shine, the man who hears what I say and conveys it (to others). There are those who have knowledge but no understanding, and there may be those who convey knowledge to those who have more understanding of it than they do."'
(One of the narrators) 'Ali bin Muhammad added to it: "There are three things because of which hatred does not enter the heart of a Muslim: Sincerity in doing an action for the sake of Allāh; being sincere towards the rulers of the Muslims; and adhering to the Jamâ'ah (main body) of the Muslims." (Hasan)
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Commentary
The Hadith speaks of the honor and esteem of those who engage themselves in acquiring the knowledge of Hadith and conveying it to others. It says that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ himself has praised those that are engaged in this laudable task.
The Hadith mentions one of the benefits of learning the Ahâdith, which is contained in the fact that at times it happens that a man knows the Hadith, but is incapable of exercising his independent judgment, or deducing the rules of Shari'ah that could be derived from it. But the same Hadith lights up with another man when it reaches him, and he is either able to draw various rules of Shari'ah from it, or draw more rules from it than were done by the first conveyor of the Hadith.
'Adhering to the Jamâ'ah' means not to create dissensions in the community, and avoid doing things that could do harm to the Muslims and good to their opponents.
