Gaining Benefit From Knowledge And Acting In Accordance With It
Darussalam · Volume 1
The Book Of The SunnahSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 252 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 92
Source no. 252 · Volume 1 · Page 324
Sahih
صحيح تخريج اقتضاء العلم العمل (١٠٢)
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252. It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Whoever acquires knowledge by which the pleasure of Allāh is sought, but he only acquires it for the purpose of worldly gain, will not smell the fragrance of Paradise on the Day of Resurrection.'" (Hasan) Another chain with similar wording.
252 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَسُرَيْجُ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مَعْمَرٍ أَبِي طُوَالَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ عِلْمًا مِمَّا يُبْتَغَى بِهِ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ، لَا يَتَعَلَّمُهُ إِلَّا لِيُصِيبَ بِهِ عَرَضًا مِنَ الدُّنْيَا، لَمْ يَجِدْ عَرْفَ الْجَنَّةِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ» يَعْنِي رِيحَهَا، قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَاتِمٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ
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'Not to be able to smell the fragrance of Paradise' means that the person under reference shall be far away from Paradise and, not to speak of the sight of Paradise, he shall not even get a scent of it. It so happens in the world that the scent reaches where even the sound cannot. Being so far away from Paradise obviously means that he shall straightaway go to Hell. May Allāh protect us all from this! Learning the religious sciences for purposes of material gains has been condemned, because a person with this characteristic would certainly misrepresent the laws of the Shari'ah for worldly gains, since his sole intention would be to deceive the people and get them to serve his selfish designs. Thus, instead of guidance, he will make himself a carrier of misguidance. c. Acquiring the knowledge of worldly sciences with the purpose of being able to earn one's livelihood through lawful means is not included in this condemnation.