Sunan ad-Darimi 674
✧ In the greatness of knowledge
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أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عُثْمَانَ الْبَصْرِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ الْقَسْمَلِيِّ أنْبأنا زَيْدٌ الْعَمِّيُّ عَنْ بَعْضِ الْفُقَهَاءِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ
«يَا صَاحِبَ الْعِلْمِ اعْمَلْ بِعِلْمِكَ وَأَعْطِ فَضْلَ مَالِكَ وَاحْبِسِ الْفَضْلَ مِنْ قَوْلِكَ إِلَّا بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ الْحَدِيثِ يَنْفَعُكَ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ يَا صَاحِبَ الْعِلْمِ إِنَّ الَّذِي عَلِمْتَ ثُمَّ لَمْ تَعْمَلْ بِهِ قَاطِعٌ حُجَّتَكَ وَمَعْذِرَتَكَ عِنْدِ رَبِّكَ إِذَا لَقِيتَهُ يَا صَاحِبَ الْعِلْمِ إِنَّ الَّذِي أُمِرْتَ بِهِ مِنْ طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ لَيَشْغَلُكَ عَمَّا نُهِيتَ عَنْهُ مِنْ مَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ يَا صَاحِبَ الْعِلْمِ لَا تَكُونَنَّ قَوِيًّا فِي عَمَلِ غَيْرِكَ ضَعِيفًا فِي عَمَلِ نَفْسِكَ يَا صَاحِبَ الْعِلْمِ لَا يَشْغَلَنَّكَ الَّذِي لِغَيْرِكَ عَنِ الَّذِي لَكَ يَا صَاحِبَ الْعِلْمِ عَظِّمِ الْعُلَمَاءَ وَزَاحِمْهُمْ وَاسْتَمِعْ مِنْهُمْ وَدَعْ مُنَازَعَتَهُمْ يَا صَاحِبَ الْعِلْمِ عظِّمِ الْعُلَمَاءَ لِعِلْمِهِمْ وَصَغِّرِ الْجُهَّالَ لِجَهْلِهِمْ وَلَا تُبَاعِدْهُمْ وَقَرِّبْهُمْ وَعَلِّمْهُمْ يَا صَاحِبَ الْعِلْمِ لَا تُحَدِّثْ بِحَدِيثٍ فِي مَجْلِسٍ حَتَّى تَفْهَمَهُ وَلَا تُجِبِ امْرَأً فِي قَوْلِهِ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَ مَا قَالَ لَكَ يَا صَاحِبَ الْعِلْمِ لَا تَغْتَرَّ بِاللَّهِ وَلَا تَغْتَرَّ بِالنَّاسِ فَإِنَّ الْغِرَّةَ بِاللَّهِ تَرْكُ أَمْرِهِ وَالْغِرَّةَ بِالنَّاسِ اتِّبَاعُ أَهْوَائِهِمْ وَاحْذَرْ مِنَ اللَّهِ مَا حَذَّرَكَ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ وَاحْذَرْ مِنَ النَّاسِ فِتْنَتَهُمْ يَا صَاحِبَ الْعِلْمِ إِنَّهُ لَا يَكْمُلُ ضَوْءُ النَّهَارِ إِلَّا بِالشَّمْسِ كَذَلِكَ لَا تَكْمُلُ الْحِكْمَةُ إِلَّا بِطَاعَةِ اللَّهِ يَا صَاحِبَ الْعِلْمِ إِنَّهُ لَا يَصْلُحُ الزَّرْعُ إِلَّا بِالْمَاءِ وَالتُّرَابِ كَذَلِكَ لَا يَصْلُحُ الْإِيمَانُ إِلَّا بِالْعِلْمِ وَالْعَمَلِ يَا صَاحِبَ الْعِلْمِ كُلُّ مُسَافِرٍ مُتَزَوِّدٌ وَسَيَجِدُ إِذَا احْتَاجَ إِلَى زَادٍ مَا تَزَوَّدَ وَكَذَلِكَ سَيَجِدُ كُلُّ عَامِلٍ إِذَا مَا احْتَاجَ إِلَى عَمَلِهِ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مَا عَمِلَ فِي الدُّنْيا يَا صَاحِبَ الْعِلْمِ إِذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَحُضَّكَ عَلَى عِبَادَتِهِ فَاعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُبَيِّنَ لَكَ كَرَامَتَكَ عَلَيْهِ فَلَا تَحَوَّلَنَّ إِلَى غَيْرِهِ فَتَرْجِعَ مِنْ كَرَامَتِهِ إِلَى هَوَانِهِ يَا صَاحِبَ الْعِلْمِ إِنَّكَ إِنْ تَنْقُلِ الْحِجَارَةَ وَالْحَدِيدَ أَهْوَنُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ أَنْ تُحَدِّثَ مَنْ لَا يَعْقِلُ حَدِيثَكَ وَمَثَلُ الَّذِي يُحَدِّثُ مَنْ لَا يَعْقِلُ حَدِيثَهُ كَمَثَلِ الَّذِي يُنَادِي الْمَيِّتَ وَيَضَعُ الْمَائِدَةَ لِأَهْلِ الْقُبُورِ»
Translation
Chain of narrators
- Abū ʿUthmān al-Baṣrī
- ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. Muslim al-Qasmalī Nbʾnā Zayd al-ʿAmmī
- Baʿḍ al-Fuqahāʾ
✧ “O possessor of knowledge, act upon your knowledge, give from the surplus of your wealth, and withhold the surplus of your speech except something of hadith that benefits you with your Lord. O possessor of knowledge, that which you have learned but not acted upon cuts off your proof and your excuse with your Lord when you meet Him. O possessor of knowledge, that which you have been commanded of obedience to Allah will surely occupy you from that which you have been forbidden of disobedience to Allah. O possessor of knowledge, do not be strong in the work of others while weak in the work of your own self. O possessor of knowledge, do not let that which belongs to others occupy you from that which belongs to you. O possessor of knowledge, honor the scholars, press close to them, listen to them, and leave off disputing with them. O possessor of knowledge, honor the scholars for their knowledge and belittle the ignorant for their ignorance, but do not distance them; rather draw them near and teach them. O possessor of knowledge, do not relate a hadith in a gathering until you understand it, and do not answer a man about his statement until you know what he said to you. O possessor of knowledge, do not be deceived by Allah and do not be deceived by people, for deception by Allah is abandoning His command, and deception by people is following their whims. And beware of Allah as He warned you of Himself, and beware of people and their trial. O possessor of knowledge, the light of day is not complete except with the sun; likewise wisdom is not complete except with obedience to Allah. O possessor of knowledge, crops are not good except with water and soil; likewise faith is not good except with knowledge and action. O possessor of knowledge, every traveler takes provision, and when he needs provision he will find what he took; likewise every worker, when he needs his work in the Hereafter, will find what he did in this world. O possessor of knowledge, if Allah wants to urge you to His worship, know that He only wants to show you your honor with Him, so do not turn to other than Him and return from His honor to His contempt. O possessor of knowledge, if you transport stones and iron, it would be easier for you than to speak to one who does not understand your speech. And the example of one who speaks to one who does not understand his speech is like one who calls out to the dead and sets a table for the people of the graves.”
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Narrators
- بَعْض الْفُقَهَاءعن
- weak (ḍaʿīf)d. between 131 AH and 140 AHزيد بن الحواري العميضعيفأنبأنا
- trustworthy (thiqah), devout worshipper, sometimes had lapses (wahm)d. 167 AHعبد العزيز بن مسلم الخراسانيثقة ، عابد ، ربما وهمعن
- truthful (ṣadūq), there is something in his memoryd. 213 AHعمرو بن عاصم الكلابيصدوق في حفظه شيءأخبرنا
- trustworthy (thiqah), excellent (fāḍil), meticulous (mutqin)d. 254 AH, or 255 AH, also said: 250 AHالدارميثقة ، فاضل ، متقن
Who each narrator was and how reliable, from hdith.com
Latin names and English verdicts with a dotted underline are machine translations, not reviewed.