1345 - بَرَكاتُ التَّعليمِ‏

1345. THE BLESSINGS OF TEACHING

4491.تنبيه الخواطر : أوحَى اللَّهُ تَعالى‏ إلى‏ موسى‏ : يا موسى‏ ، تَعَلَّمِ الخَيرَ وعَلِّمْهُ النّاسَ ؛ فإنّي مُنَوِّرٌ لِمُعَلِّمي الخَيرِ ومُتَعَلِّميهِ قُبورَهُم ؛ حَتّى‏ لا يَستَوحِشوا بِمَكانِهِم .¹

4491. It is narrated in Tanbih al-Khawatir: Allah, most High, revealed to Prophet Moses (AS) saying, ‘O Moses, learn good and teach it to people, for verily I enlighten the graves of the teachers and the learners of good, so that they never feel afraid in their resting place.’²

4492.عيسى عليه السلام : مَن عَلِمَ ، وعَمِلَ ، وعَلَّمَ ، عُدَّ فِي المَلَكوتِ الأعظمِ عَظيماً .³

4492. Prophet Jesus (AS) said, ‘He who has knowledge, acts upon what he knows and teaches it to others is regarded as great in the greatest Kingdom [of the heavens].’⁴

4493.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أفضَلُ الصَّدَقَةِ أن يَعلَمَ المَرءُ عِلماً ثُمَّ يُعَلِّمَهُ أخاهُ .⁵

4493.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The best form of charity is for a man to gain knowledge and then teach it to his fellow brother.’⁶

4494.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أيُّما رَجُلٍ آتاهُ اللَّهُ عِلماً فكَتَمَهُ وهُوَ يَعلَمُهُ ، لَقِيَ اللَّهَ عَزَّوجلَّ يَومَ القِيامَةِ مُلجَماً بِلِجامٍ مِن نارٍ .⁷

4494.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Any man who has been granted knowledge by Allah but who suppresses it, in spite of knowing it, will meet Allah, Mighty and Exalted, on the Day of Resurrection bridled with a rein of fire.’⁸

4495.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ما أخَذَ اللَّهُ عَلى‏ أهلِ الجَهلِ أن يَتَعَلَّموا حَتّى‏ أخَذَ عَلى‏ أهلِ العِلمِ أن يُعَلِّموا .⁹

4495.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Allah does not obligate the ignorant to learn until He has obligated the knowledgeable to teach.’¹⁰

4496.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : كلُّ شَي‏ءٍ يَنقُصُ عَلَى الإنفاقِ إلّا العِلمَ .¹¹

4496.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Everything decreases with giving away except knowledge.’¹²

4497.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : مَن عَلَّمَ بابَ هُدىً فلَهُ مِثلُ أجرِ مَن عَمِلَ بِهِ ، ولا يُنقَصُ اُولئكَ مِن اُجورِهِم شَيئاً .¹³

4497.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘He who teaches someone a matter of guidance receives the same reward as he who practices it, without any decrease in the latter’s reward thereof.’¹⁴

4498.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : مُعَلِّمُ الخَيرِ يَستَغفِرُ لَهُ دَوابُّ الأرضِ ، وحِيتانُ البُحورِ ، وكُلُّ صَغيرَةٍ وكَبيرَةٍ في أرضِ اللَّهِ وسَمائهِ .¹⁵

4498.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘For the teacher of good, all the animals on the land and the fish in the sea seek forgiveness on his behalf, as do all creatures great and small in Allah’s earth and sky.’¹⁶

4499.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام: إنَّ لِكُلِّ شَي‏ءٍ زَكاةً ، وزَكاةُ العِلمِ أن يُعَلِّمَهُ أهلَهُ .¹⁷

4499.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Verily upon everything is its zakat, and the zakat of knowledge is to teach it to those who are worthy of it.’¹⁸

1344 - فَضْلُ طالِبِ العِلمِ‏

1344. THE VIRTUE OF THE SEEKER OF KNOWLEDGE

4479.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : طالِبُ العِلمِ بَينَ الجُهّالِ كَالحَيِّ بَينَ الأمواتِ .¹

4479.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The seeker of knowledge among ignorant people is as the living one among the dead.’²

4480.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَنهومانِ لايَشبَعُ طالِبُهُما: طالِبُ العِلمِ وطالِبُ الدّنيا .³

4480.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘There are two insatiable types of people who are never satisfied by their quest: the seeker of knowledge and the seeker after this world.’⁴

4481.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إذا جاءَ المَوتُ لِطالِبِ العِلمِ وهُوَ عَلى‏ هذهِ الحالَةِ ماتَ وهُوَ شَهيدٌ .⁵

4481.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘When death comes to the seeker of knowledge whilst he is in that state [of seeking knowledge], he dies as a martyr.’⁶

4482.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن طَلَبَ العِلمَ فهُوَ في سَبيلِ اللَّهِ حَتّى‏ يَرجِعَ .⁷

4482.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who goes out to seek knowledge is indeed on the path of Allah until he returns.’⁸

4483.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن طَلَبَ العِلمَ فهُوَ كالصّائمِ نَهارَهُ ، القائمِ لَيلَهُ ، وإنَّ باباً مِنَ العِلمِ يَتَعَلَّمُهُ الرَّجُلُ خَيرٌ لَهُ مِن أن يَكونَ أبو قُبَيسٍ ذَهَباً فأنفَقَهُ في سَبيلِ اللَّهِ .⁹

4483.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who seeks knowledge is as one who spends his day fasting and his night praying. Verily a chapter of knowledge that a man learns is better for him than for him to have as much gold as a mountain and give it all away in the way of Allah.’¹⁰

4484.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن طَلَبَ العِلمَ تَكَفَّلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِرِزقِهِ .¹¹

4484.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who goes out to seek knowledge, Allah guarantees his sustenance for him.’¹²

4485.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : طالِبُ العِلمِ طالِبُ الرَّحمَةِ ، طالِبُ العِلمِ رُكنُ الإسلامِ ، ويُعطى‏ أجرَهُ مَعَ النَّبِيّينَ .¹³

4485.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The seeker of knowledge is the seeker of mercy; the seeker of knowledge is the pillar of Islam and is given his recompense with the prophets.’¹⁴

4486.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ طالِبَ العِلمِ تَبسُطُ لَهُ المَلائكَةُ أجنِحَتَها وتَستَغفِرُ لَهُ .¹⁵

4486.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily the angels spread their wings over the seeker of knowledge and seek forgiveness for him.’¹⁶

4487.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن سَلَكَ طَريقاً يَطلُبُ فيهِ عِلماً ، سَلَكَ اللَّهُ بهِ طَريقاً إلَى الجَنَّةِ .¹⁷

4487.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who traverses a path in order to gain knowledge thereupon, Allah makes him traverse the path to Paradise.’¹⁸

4488.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن كانَ في طَلَبِ العِلمِ كانَتِ الجَنَّةُ في طَلَبِهِ .¹⁹

4488.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who goes out to seek knowledge is himself sought after by Paradise.’²⁰

4489.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ طالِبَ العِلمِ لَيَستَغفِرُ لَهُ كُلُّ شَي‏ءٍ ؛ حَتّى‏ حِيتانُ البَحرِ ، وهَوامُّ الأرضِ ، وسِباعُ البَرِّ وأنعامُهُ .²¹

4489.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily everything seeks forgiveness for the seeker of knowledge, including the fishes in the sea, the reptiles on the land, and the predators and livestock of the earth.’²²

4490.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن جاءَتهُ مَنِيَّتُهُ وهُوَ يَطلُبُ العِلمَ فبَينَهُ وبَينَ الأنبياءِ دَرَجَةٌ .²³

4490.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who is overtaken by death whilst he is seeking knowledge, there remains but a difference of one level between him and the Prophets.’²⁴