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2652. 'Abdullāh bin 'Amr bin Al-ʿĀs narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Indeed Allāh does not take away knowledge by removing it from the people, but He takes away knowledge by taking the scholars, until there remains no scholar and the people begin to ask ignorant leaders, so they give their verdict without knowledge. They will go astray and lead the people astray." (Saḥīh)
There are narrations on this topic from 'Aishah and Ziyād bin Labīd.
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Saḥīh. Az-Zuhrī has reported this Hadīth from 'Urwah, from 'Abdullāh bin 'Amr, and (also) from 'Urwah from 'Aishah from the Prophet ﷺ, and it is similar to this.
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Commentary
In this Hadith, there is a great urge and advocacy for the Muslims that they should value and honor their God-conscious scholars, the people should get maximum benefit from them, otherwise the time may be near that they will be deprived of this favor.
