Book 3
Knowledge
كتاب العلم
53 chapters · 76 hadiths
1.0
The superiority of knowledge
0بَابُ فَضْلِ الْعِلْمِ
2.0Whoever is asked about knowledge while he is busy in some conversation, so he finished talking and then answered the questioner
1باب مَنْ سُئِلَ عِلْمًا وَهُوَ مُشْتَغِلٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ فَأَتَمَّ الْحَدِيثَ ثُمَّ أَجَابَ السَّائِلَ
3.0Whoever raises his voice in (conveying) knowledge
1باب مَنْ رَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ بِالْعِلْمِ
4.0Concerning the variety of words used by narrators conveying different significations regarding the concept of narrating and which has importance for the Hadith scholars only
1باب قَوْلِ الْمُحَدِّثِ حَدَّثَنَا أَوْ، أَخْبَرَنَا وَأَنْبَأَنَا
5.0The Imam questioning his companions in order to test their knowledge
1باب طَرْحِ الإِمَامِ الْمَسْأَلَةَ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ لِيَخْتَبِرَ مَا عِنْدَهُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ
6.0What is said about knowledge
1باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْعِلْمِ
7.0What is said regarding the hand to hand exchange (of books of knowledge), and the writing of knowledge by religious scholars to different countries
2باب مَا يُذْكَرُ فِي الْمُنَاوَلَةِ وَكِتَابِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ بِالْعِلْمِ إِلَى الْبُلْدَانِ
8.0Whoever sat at the farther end of a gathering. And whoever found a place amongst a gathering and took his seat there
1باب مَنْ قَعَدَ حَيْثُ يَنْتَهِي بِهِ الْمَجْلِسُ وَمَنْ رَأَى فُرْجَةً فِي الْحَلْقَةِ فَجَلَسَ فِيهَا.
9.0The Statement of the Prophet (ﷺ): lt is probable that a person who receives a piece of information indirectly may comprehend it better than he who has heard it directly from its source
1باب قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم "رُبَّ مُبَلَّغٍ أَوْعَى مِنْ سَامِعٍ "
10.0It is essential to know a thing first before saying or acting upon it.
0بَابُ الْعِلْمُ قَبْلَ الْقَوْلِ وَالْعَمَلِ
11.0The Prophet (ﷺ) used to take care of the people in preaching by selecting a suitable time so that they might not run away (never made them averse or bored them with religious talk and knowledge all the time)
2باب مَا كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَتَخَوَّلُهُمْ بِالْمَوْعِظَةِ وَالْعِلْمِ كَىْ لاَ يَنْفِرُوا
12.0Whoever fixed a special day for giving (a religious talk) to the students
1باب مَنْ جَعَلَ لأَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَيَّامًا مَعْلُومَةً
13.0If Allah Jalla Jalalahu wants to do good to a person, He makes him comprehend (the religion). [The understanding of the Qur'an and As-Sunna (legal ways) of the Prophet (Muhammad (ﷺ))]
1باب مَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُفَقِّهْهُ فِي الدِّينِ
14.0(The superiority of) comprehending knowledge
1باب الْفَهْمِ فِي الْعِلْمِ
15.0Wish to be like the one who has knowledge and Al-Hikmah [wisdom i.e., the knowledge of the Qur'an and the Sunna (legal ways) of the Prophet (ﷺ)]
1باب الاِغْتِبَاطِ فِي الْعِلْمِ وَالْحِكْمَةِ
16.0What has been said about the journey of Prophet (ﷺ) Musa ('alaihi as-salam) (when he went) in the sea to meet Al-Khidr
1باب مَا ذُكِرَ فِي ذَهَابِ مُوسَى صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْبَحْرِ إِلَى الْخَضِرِ
17.0The statement of the Prophet (ﷺ): "O Allah! Bestow on him (Ibn Abbas) the knowledge of the Book (the Qur'an)
1باب قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اللَّهُمَّ عَلِّمْهُ الْكِتَابَ "
18.0At what age may a youth be listened to (i.e. quotation of the Hadith from a boy be acceptable)
2باب مَتَى يَصِحُّ سَمَاعُ الصَّغِيرِ
19.0To go out in search of knowledge
1باب الْخُرُوجِ فِي طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ
20.0The superiority of a person who learns (Islam, becomes a religious scholar) and then teaches it to others
1باب فَضْلِ مَنْ عَلِمَ وَعَلَّمَ
21.0(What is said regarding) the disappearance of the (religious) knowledge and the appearance of (religious) ignorance
2باب رَفْعِ الْعِلْمِ وَظُهُورِ الْجَهْلِ
22.0The superiority of (religious) knowledge
1باب فَضْلِ الْعِلْمِ
23.0To give a religious verdict while riding an animal or standing on anything else
1باب الْفُتْيَا وَهُوَ وَاقِفٌ عَلَى الدَّابَّةِ وَغَيْرِهَا
24.0Whoever gave a religious verdict by beckoning or by nodding
3باب مَنْ أَجَابَ الْفُتْيَا بِإِشَارَةِ الْيَدِ وَالرَّأْسِ
25.0The Prophet (ﷺ) urged the people (mission) of 'Abdul Qais to memorize the faith and the (religious) knowledge (as he explained to them) and to inform (convey) to their people whom they left behind (at home)
1بَابُ تَحْرِيضِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَفْدَ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ عَلَى أَنْ يَحْفَظُوا الإِيمَانَ وَالْعِلْمَ وَيُخْبِرُوا مَنْ وَرَاءَهُمْ
26.0To travel seeking an answer to a problematic matter, and to teach it to one's family
1باب الرِّحْلَةِ فِي الْمَسْأَلَةِ النَّازِلَةِ وَتَعْلِيمِ أَهْلِهِ
27.0To fix the duties in rotation for learning (religious) knowledge
1باب التَّنَاوُبِ فِي الْعِلْمِ
28.0To be furious while preaching or teaching if one sees what one hates
3باب الْغَضَبِ فِي الْمَوْعِظَةِ وَالتَّعْلِيمِ إِذَا رَأَى مَا يَكْرَهُ
29.0Whoever knelt down before the Imam or a (religious) preacher
1باب مَنْ بَرَكَ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ عِنْدَ الإِمَامِ أَوِ الْمُحَدِّثِ
30.0Repeating ones talk thrice in order to make others understand
3باب مَنْ أَعَادَ الْحَدِيثَ ثَلاَثًا لِيُفْهَمَ عَنْهُ
31.0A man teaching (religion to) his woman-slave and his family
1باب تَعْلِيمِ الرَّجُلِ أَمَتَهُ وَأَهْلَهُ
32.0The preaching (and teaching) of the (religious) knowledge to women by the Imam (Chief)
1باب عِظَةِ الإِمَامِ النِّسَاءَ وَتَعْلِيمِهِنَّ
33.0Eagerness to (learn) the Hadith
1باب الْحِرْصِ عَلَى الْحَدِيثِ
34.0How the (religious) knowledge will be taken away
1باب كَيْفَ يُقْبَضُ الْعِلْمُ
35.0Should a day be fixed for women in order to teach them religion (apart from men)?
2باب هَلْ يُجْعَلُ لِلنِّسَاءِ يَوْمٌ عَلَى حِدَةٍ فِي الْعِلْمِ
36.0Whoever heard something (but did not understand it) and then asked again till he understood it completely
1باب مَنْ سَمِعَ شَيْئًا، فَرَاجَعَ حَتَّى يَعْرِفَهُ
37.0It is incumbent on those who are present [in a religious meeting (or conference)] to convey the knowledge to those who are absent
2باب لِيُبَلِّغِ الْعِلْمَ الشَّاهِدُ الْغَائِبَ
38.0The sin of a person who tells a lie against the Prophet (ﷺ)
5باب إِثْمِ مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم
39.0The writing of knowledge
4باب كِتَابَةِ الْعِلْمِ
40.0The knowledge and its teaching and preaching at night
1باب الْعِلْمِ وَالْعِظَةِ بِاللَّيْلِ
41.0To speak about (religious) knowledge at night
2باب السَّمَرِ بِالْعِلْمِ
42.0(What is said regarding) the memorization of (religious) knowledge
3باب حِفْظِ الْعِلْمِ
43.0To be quiet (and listen) to religious learned men
1باب الإِنْصَاتِ لِلْعُلَمَاءِ
44.0When a religious learned man is asked, "Who is the most learned person." it is better for him to attribute or entrust absolute knowledge to Allah 'Azza wa Jall and to say. "Allah is the Most Learned (than anybody else)"
1باب مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ لِلْعَالِمِ إِذَا سُئِلَ أَىُّ النَّاسِ أَعْلَمُ فَيَكِلُ الْعِلْمَ إِلَى اللَّهِ
45.0Whosoever, while standing, asked a religious learned man who was sitting (on a pulpit or a similar thing, about something)
1باب مَنْ سَأَلَ وَهْوَ قَائِمٌ عَالِمًا جَالِسًا
46.0To ask about a religious matter and to give a religious verdict (at Mina during Hajj) while doing the Rami of Jimar (throwing of pebbles at the Jimar in Mina during Hajj)
1باب السُّؤَالِ وَالْفُتْيَا عِنْدَ رَمْىِ الْجِمَارِ
47.0The Statement of Allah Ta'ala: "And of knowledge you (mankind) have been given only a little"
1بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {وَمَا أُوتِيتُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً}
48.0Whosoever left some optional things simply for the fear that some people may not be able to understand them and may fall into something more difficult
1بَابُ مَنْ تَرَكَ بَعْضَ الاِخْتِيَارِ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَقْصُرَ فَهْمُ بَعْضِ النَّاسِ عَنْهُ فَيَقَعُوا فِي أَشَدَّ مِنْهُ
49.0Whoever selected some people to teach them (religious) knowledge preferring them over others for fear that the others may not understand it
3باب مَنْ خَصَّ بِالْعِلْمِ قَوْمًا دُونَ قَوْمٍ كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ لاَ يَفْهَمُوا
50.0(What is said as regards): To be shy (Al-Haya) while learning (religious) knowledge
2باب الْحَيَاءِ فِي الْعِلْمِ
51.0Whosoever felt shy (to ask something) and then requested another person to ask on his behalf
1باب مَنِ اسْتَحْيَا فَأَمَرَ غَيْرَهُ بِالسُّؤَالِ
52.0Teaching religious knowledge and giving religious verdicts in a masjid
1باب ذِكْرِ الْعِلْمِ وَالْفُتْيَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ
53.0Whosoever answered the questioner more than what was asked
1باب مَنْ أَجَابَ السَّائِلَ بِأَكْثَرَ مِمَّا سَأَلَهُ