Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 21805a
"مَنْ سَلَكَ طَرِيقًا يَطْلُبُ فِيهِ عِلمًا، سَلَكَ الله بِهِ طَرِيقًا مِنْ طُرُق الْجَنَّة، وإِنَّ الملائكة لَتَضَعُ أَجْنحَتَهَا لِطَالب الْعِلْمِ رِضًى بما يَصْنَعُ وإِنَّ العَالِمَ لِيَسْتَغفِرُ لهُ مَنْ في السَّمَواتِ ومنْ في الأَرْضِ، والْحَيتَانُ في جوْف الماءِ، وإِنَّ فَضْلَ الْعالم على الْعابد كَفَضْلِ الْقمرِ ليَلةَ الْبَدْرِ عَلَى سائِرِ الْكَواكِبِ، وإِنَّ الْعُلمَاءَ ورثَةُ الأَنْبِياءِ - وإِنَّ الأنبِيَاءَ - لم يُوَرِّثُوا دِينَارًا ولا دِرْهمًا، إِنَّمَا وَرَّثُوا الْعِلْم، فَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ أَخَذَ بحَظٍّ وافِرٍ".
Translation
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"Whoever takes a path seeking knowledge therein, Allah will make for him a path among the paths of Paradise. Indeed, the angels lower their wings for the seeker of knowledge, pleased with what he does. Indeed, the scholar is asked forgiveness by whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth, and by the fish in the depths of the water. Indeed, the virtue of the scholar over the worshipper is like the virtue of the full moon night over the rest of the stars. Indeed, the scholars are the heirs of the Prophets, and the Prophets did not leave behind dinars or dirhams; they left behind only knowledge, so whoever takes it has taken an abundant share."
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[حم] أحمد [د] أبو داود [ت] الترمذي [هـ] ابن ماجة [حب] ابن حبّان [هب] البيهقى في شعب الإيمان عن أَبي الدرداءِ
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