The Meaning of the Hadith: “Indeed, Allah does not take away knowledge by plucking it out”
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The questioner:
The questioner says: How do we understand the hadith in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 100?
The Shaykh:
Yes, how? What?
The questioner:
How do we understand this hadith?
The Shaykh:
The hadith states that knowledge is taken away by the taking away of its bearers. So when the scholars are taken away, ignorant heads remain. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Ignorant heads.” People ask them, and they issue rulings without knowledge, so they go astray and lead others astray, and may Allah protect us from that. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
In the books, knowledge is in the chests of men. The books are merely documents. So knowledge is in the chests of men. If the men in whose chests is knowledge are taken away, where do the common people go? They ask these readers, these people who think they are scholars, and they issue rulings without knowledge, so they go astray and lead others astray. There is no power or strength except with Allah. This highlights the virtue of the scholars and that their presence is a guarantee for knowledge and a guarantee for the well-being of the community. And their being taken away brings destruction to the people and the loss of knowledge. Yes, but this is in the end times. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
The questioner says: How do we understand the hadith in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Allah does not take away the knowledge, by taking it away from (the hearts of) the people, but takes it away by the death of the religious learned men
إن الله لا يقبض العلم انتزاعا ينتزعه من العباد، ولكن بقبض العلماءThe Shaykh:
Yes, how? What?
The questioner:
How do we understand this hadith?
The Shaykh:
The hadith states that knowledge is taken away by the taking away of its bearers. So when the scholars are taken away, ignorant heads remain. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Ignorant heads.” People ask them, and they issue rulings without knowledge, so they go astray and lead others astray, and may Allah protect us from that. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
In the books, knowledge is in the chests of men. The books are merely documents. So knowledge is in the chests of men. If the men in whose chests is knowledge are taken away, where do the common people go? They ask these readers, these people who think they are scholars, and they issue rulings without knowledge, so they go astray and lead others astray. There is no power or strength except with Allah. This highlights the virtue of the scholars and that their presence is a guarantee for knowledge and a guarantee for the well-being of the community. And their being taken away brings destruction to the people and the loss of knowledge. Yes, but this is in the end times. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 14-05-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (1:04:45)
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