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“Seeking knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim”: is it a hadith? Where is it written?

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طلب العلم فريضة على كل مسلم

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Sunan Ibn Mājah, No. 224

Sunan Ibn Mājah No. 224

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حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ شِنْظِيرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " طَلَبُ الْعِلْمِ فَرِيضَةٌ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ، وَوَاضِعُ الْعِلْمِ عِنْدَ غَيْرِ أَهْلِهِ كَمُقَلِّدِ الْخَنَازِيرِ الْجَوْهَرَ، وَاللُّؤْلُؤَ، وَالذَّهَبَ ".

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  1. Sunan Ibn Mājah 224: هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ, from حَفْصُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ, from كَثِيرُ بْنُ شِنْظِيرٍ, from مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ (Muḥammad ibn Sīrīn), from أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ (Anas ibn Mālik), from the Prophet ﷺ

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

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Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī No. 2647The wording is similar, not the same. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī No. 2647

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حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْعَتَكِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الرَّازِيِّ، عَنْ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " مَنْ خَرَجَ فِي طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ فَهُوَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ ", قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ، وَرَوَاهُ بَعْضُهُمْ فَلَمْ يَرْفَعْهُ.

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  • al-Albānī: Ḍaʿīf — Ṣaḥīḥ wa-Ḍaʿīf Sunan al-Tirmidhī (al-Maktaba al-Shāmila)

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Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whoever goes out to seek knowledge is in the cause of Allah until he returns.”

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Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī No. 2648The wording is similar, not the same. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī No. 2648

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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ الرَّازِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُعَلَّى، حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي دَاوُدَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَخْبَرَةَ، عَنْ سَخْبَرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " مَنْ طَلَبَ الْعِلْمَ كَانَ كَفَّارَةً لِمَا مَضَى ", قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ ضَعِيفُ الْإِسْنَادِ، أَبُو دَاوُدَ يُضَعَّفُ فِي الْحَدِيثِ، وَلَا نَعْرِفُ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَخْبَرَةَ كَبِيرَ شَيْءٍ وَلَا لِأَبِيهِ، وَاسْمُ أَبِي دَاوُدَ: نُفَيْعٌ الْأَعْمَى تَكَلَّمَ فِيهِ قَتَادَةُ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ.

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  • al-Albānī: Mawḍūʿ — Ṣaḥīḥ wa-Ḍaʿīf Sunan al-Tirmidhī (al-Maktaba al-Shāmila)

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Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī No. 2654The wording is similar, not the same. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī No. 2654

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْأَشْعَثِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْمِقْدَامِ الْعِجْلِيُّ الْبَصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاق بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ طَلْحَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " مَنْ طَلَبَ الْعِلْمَ لِيُجَارِيَ بِهِ الْعُلَمَاءَ، أَوْ لِيُمَارِيَ بِهِ السُّفَهَاءَ، أَوْ يَصْرِفَ بِهِ وُجُوهَ النَّاسِ إِلَيْهِ أَدْخَلَهُ اللَّهُ النَّارَ ", قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لَا نَعْرِفُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ، وَإِسْحَاق بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ طَلْحَةَ لَيْسَ بِذَاكَ الْقَوِيِّ عِنْدَهُمْ، تُكُلِّمَ فِيهِ مِنْ قِبَلِ حِفْظِهِ.

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  • al-Albānī: Ḥasan — Ṣaḥīḥ wa-Ḍaʿīf Sunan al-Tirmidhī (al-Maktaba al-Shāmila)

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Sunan Ibn Mājah No. 258The wording is similar, not the same. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Sunan Ibn Mājah No. 258

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حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ أَخْزَمَ، وَأَبُو بَدْرٍ عَبَّادُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ الْهُنَائِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ الْهُنَائِيُّ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ السَّخْتِيَانِيِّ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ دُرَيْكٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " مَنْ طَلَبَ الْعِلْمَ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ، أَوْ أَرَادَ بِهِ غَيْرَ اللَّهِ، فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ ".

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  • Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī, No. 2655

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  1. Sunan Ibn Mājah 258: زَيْدُ بْنُ أَخْزَمَ, from مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ الْهُنَائِيُّ, from عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ الْهُنَائِيُّ, from أَيُّوبَ السَّخْتِيَانِيِّ, from خَالِدِ بْنِ دُرَيْكٍ, from ابْنِ عُمَرَ (Ibn ʿUmar), from the Prophet ﷺ
  2. Sunan Ibn Mājah 258: أَبُو بَدْرٍ عَبَّادُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ, from مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ الْهُنَائِيُّ, from عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ الْهُنَائِيُّ, from أَيُّوبَ السَّخْتِيَانِيِّ, from خَالِدِ بْنِ دُرَيْكٍ, from ابْنِ عُمَرَ (Ibn ʿUmar), from the Prophet ﷺ

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Sunan Ibn Mājah No. 253The wording is similar, not the same. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Sunan Ibn Mājah No. 253

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حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَرِبٍ الْأَزْدِيُّ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " مَنْ طَلَبَ الْعِلْمَ لِيُمَارِيَ بِهِ السُّفَهَاءَ، أَوْ لِيُبَاهِيَ بِهِ الْعُلَمَاءَ، أَوْ لِيَصْرِفَ وُجُوهَ النَّاسِ إِلَيْهِ، فَهُوَ فِي النَّارِ ".

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  1. Sunan Ibn Mājah 253: هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ, from حَمَّادُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ, from أَبُو كَرِبٍ الْأَزْدِيُّ, from نَافِعٍ (Nāfiʿ), from ابْنِ عُمَرَ (Ibn ʿUmar), from the Prophet ﷺ

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Sunan Ibn Mājah No. 226The wording is similar, not the same. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Sunan Ibn Mājah No. 226

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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ أَبِي النَّجُودِ، عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ، قَالَ: أَتَيْتُ صَفْوَانَ بْنَ عَسَّالٍ الْمُرَادِيَّ، فَقَالَ: مَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟ قُلْتُ: أُنْبِطُ الْعِلْمَ، قَال: فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " مَا مِنْ خَارِجٍ خَرَجَ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ فِي طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا وَضَعَتْ لَهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا رِضًا بِمَا يَصْنَعُ ".

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  1. Sunan Ibn Mājah 226: مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى, from عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ, from مَعْمَرٌ, from عَاصِمِ بْنِ أَبِي النَّجُودِ, from زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ, from صَفْوَانَ بْنَ عَسَّالٍ الْمُرَادِيَّ, from the Prophet ﷺ

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Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 17727The wording is similar, not the same. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 17727

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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ أَبِي النَّجُودِ، عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ، قَالَ: أَتَيْتُ صَفْوَانَ بْنَ عَسَّالٍ الْمُرَادِيَّ، فَقَالَ: مَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟ قَالَ: فَقُلْتُ: جِئْتُ أَطْلُبُ الْعِلْمَ، قَالَ: فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " مَا مِنْ خَارِجٍ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْتٍ فِي طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ، إِلَّا وَضَعَتْ لَهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا رِضًا بِمَا يَصْنَعُ ".

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  1. Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset 17727: عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ, from مَعْمَرٌ, from عَاصِمِ بْنِ أَبِي النَّجُودِ, from زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ, from صَفْوَانَ بْنَ عَسَّالٍ الْمُرَادِيَّ, from the Prophet ﷺ

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Sunan al-Dārimī No. 364The wording is similar, not the same. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Sunan al-Dārimī No. 364

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أَخْبَرَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ الْبَزَّارُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَسَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ: " لَقَدْ طَلَبَ أَقْوَامٌ الْعِلْمَ، مَا أَرَادُوا بِهِ اللَّهَ تعَالَيَ وَلَا مَا عِنْدَهُ، قَالَ: فَمَا زَالَ بِهِمْ الْعِلْمُ، حَتَّى أَرَادُوا بِهِ اللَّهَ وَمَا عِنْدَهُ ".

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