Few Hadith Narrations, Vast Islamic Knowledge
The Nature of Islamic Knowledge and the Virtue of Seeking Knowledge According to Quran and Sunnah
Summary
This lecture discusses the nature of Islamic knowledge and the virtue of seeking knowledge according to the Quran and Sunnah. The speaker explains that the number of hadith narrations attributed to a companion does not reflect their level of knowledge, using examples like Abu Bakr and Umar who were among the most knowledgeable companions despite having few narrations. The lecture clarifies that true knowledge in Islamic texts refers specifically to knowledge of the Quran and Sunnah, not secular knowledge. The speaker emphasizes that angels honor students of knowledge and that implementing knowledge is as important as possessing it.
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The continuing in the chapter regarding repentance mentions a narration on the authority of Hubes is one of the he said that he came to a man named Ibel to ask him about some of the rules. rulings regarding wiping over the two wiping over a person's footwear. So is the name of the companion and is one of the older companions. He has very very few narrations in the books of hadith. And when we see a companion who has many narrations as opposed to a companion that has very few narrations, this is not necessarily a reflection of knowledge or a lack of knowledge. So if we have a companion who only has one narration or a few narrations, a handful of narrations, this doesn't mean that they necessarily do not have a lot of knowledge or did not spend a lot of time with the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam. The companion who has the most capacity to narrate out of all the companions. The most knowledgeable companion hands down amongst the companions is who who would this be? Huh? What what do you guys think you know people would would.
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Good guess the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam's wives but he has companions that were with him before he was even a prophet the most knowledgeable companion hands down is Abu Bakr Sudik after that both of which who have very few narrations in the books of hadith very few why first of all they died within the first 15 years of the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam's death number two they were the kat they had a lot of things that they were dealing with and there were other companions that made themselves available able to narrate hadith. However, Abu Bakr, he passed away two years after the prophet's death. Who was collecting hadith at that time? It was all companions still passed away 15 years before or after the prophet sallall.aii wasallam passed away. Still collecting narrations was in its infancy. The companions already had these narrations and so Abu Bakr has very few narrations. Omar has very few narrations. Even though Abu Bakr and Omar are so knowledgeable that they have a sunnah from Allah that is an extension of the prophet's sunnah sallallah.aii wasallam. Meaning that the prophet sallall.aii am said in the well-known narration of he said he said I remind you all to hold to my sunnah and the sunnah of my rightly guided successors after me Abu Bakr and Omar and man and Ali and Abu Bakr Omar specifically in a sunnah the prophet Sam said he said follow closely the two guided men after me Abu Bakr and Omar. So these are the most knowledgeable companions of all the sciences of Islam. However, they have the least narrations not because of a lack of knowledge, but because the circumstances were different for them than they were for someone like Abu. Abu was commissioned by Omar to be the muti and muadith of Medina in his time. So his job all day, every day was to do nothing but to sit in Medina and receive the students of hadith or to sit in his gathering and give fatwa on behalf of and the sobb is one of the very old companions and one of the first companions. However, his narrations are very few because he passed away very early metab came to ask him. He sought out and he said, "What has brought you, oh Zir, why are you here?" And Zer said, "I came seeking knowledge." And so one said, he said that the angels do lower their wings and bow their wings out of respect and honor for the student of knowledge, in honor of what He is seeking the student of knowledge. The student of knowledge is the person who is seeking knowledge of the Quran and Sunnah. Knowledge of revelation. What is knowledge? Knowledge in the Quran. Knowledge in the Sunnah. Oftent times this is misconstrued. This is misunderstood. This is misinterpreted that when people read in the Quran or in the Sunnah the word knowledge they confuse it with anything that is knowledge and that is not correct. The Quran and Sunnah when the word knowledge is used just that knowledge and it is not specified as a particular type of knowledge. It is only referring to knowledge of revelation. Knowledge of.
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Defines knowledge and says knowledge is Allah said and his messenger said and the companions said because of their knowledge of what Allah and his messenger said. That is what knowledge is. So when here says that the angels bow and lower their wings for the students of knowledge. Who is the student of knowledge? The one who seeks knowledge of the Quran and Sunnah. They do lower their wings out of respect and exaltation of the student of knowledge and out of honoring what it is he is seeking. There is no there is no honor greater after the prophets and messengers that a person can be given than the position of knowledge and scholarship. As long as a person is implementing this knowledge, not just having it, but a person who implements it, who he implements what he knows. This is what knowledge is in the Quran and Sunnah. Alhamdulillah.