It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin 'As that:
the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Allah will not take away knowledge by removing it from people (from their hearts). Rather He will take away knowledge by taking away the scholars, then when there are no scholars left, the people will take the ignorant as their leaders. They will be asked questions and they will issue verdicts without knowledge, thus they will go astray and lead others astray.'"
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، وَعَبْدَةُ، وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، وَمَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، وَحَفْصُ بْنُ مَيْسَرَةَ، وَشُعَيْبُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَقْبِضُ الْعِلْمَ انْتِزَاعًا يَنْتَزِعُهُ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَلَكِنْ يَقْبِضُ الْعِلْمَ بِقَبْضِ الْعُلَمَاءِ فَإِذَا لَمْ يُبْقِ عَالِمًا اتَّخَذَ النَّاسُ رُءُوسًا جُهَّالاً فَسُئِلُوا فَأَفْتَوْا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ فَضَلُّوا وَأَضَلُّوا
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Isnad
10 transmitters- 1Abu Karayb, Muhammad bin al-'Ala'Hamadan,al-Kufa · d. 247 AH
- 2'Abdullah bin Idris bin Yazid al-AudiKufa · d. 192 AH/807 CE
- 3'Abdah bin Sulaiman al-Klabial-Kufa · d. 187 AH or after
- 4Swyd bin Sa'id
- 5'Ali bin Ms'hral-Kufa · d. 189 AH
- 6Imam MaalikMedina · d. 179 AH/795 CE
- 7Hafs bin Mysrh al-QylySana','Asqalan · d. 181 AH
- 8Shu'aib bin Ishaq bin 'Abdur Rahmanal-Basra,Damascus · d. 189 AH
- 9Hisham bin 'UrwaMedina · d. 146 AH
- 10'Urwa ibn al-ZubayrMedina · d. 93 AH/713 CE
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Introduction, Hadith 52
- English Reference
- Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 52