Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2685
What Has Been Related About The Superiority Of Fiqh Over Worship
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى الصَّنْعَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ رَجَاءٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ جَمِيلٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْقَاسِمُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيِّ قَالَ
ذُكِرَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَجُلاَنِ، أَحَدُهُمَا عَابِدٌ وَالآخَرُ عَالِمٌ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «فَضْلُ الْعَالِمِ عَلَى الْعَابِدِ كَفَضْلِي عَلَى أَدْنَاكُمْ»، ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلاَئِكَتَهُ وَأَهْلَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ، حَتَّى النَّمْلَةَ فِي جُحْرِهَا، وَحَتَّى الْحُوتَ، لَيُصَلُّونَ عَلَى مُعَلِّمِ النَّاسِ الْخَيْرَ».
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Chain of narrators
- Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Aʿlá al-Ṣanʿānī
- Salamah b. Rajāʾ
- al-Walīd b. Jamīl
- al-Qāsim Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman
- Abū Umāmah al-Bāhilī
Two men were mentioned to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: one of them was a worshiper and the other a scholar. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The superiority of the scholar over the worshiper is like my superiority over the least of you." Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed, Allah, His angels, and the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth, even the ant in its hole, and even the fish, send blessings upon the one who teaches people good."
Grades by grader
| Zubair Ali Zai | Good | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Muhammad Shakir | Sahih | fawazahmed0 |
| Bashar Awad Maarouf | Hasan Sahih | fawazahmed0 |
| al-Albani | Sahih | fawazahmed0 |
Same hadith, other wordings
- Misykatul Mashabih 213وَعَن أبي أُمَامَة الْبَاهِلِيّ قَالَ: " ذُكِرَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلَانِ أَحَدُهُمَا عَابِدٌ وَالْآخَرُ عَالِمٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «فَضْلُ الْعَالِمِ عَلَى الْعَاب