The Meaning of the Hadith: “Whoever Travels a Path in Search of Knowledge”
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Question:
He asks: Does the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), in which He said, “Whoever travels a path in search of knowledge,” include all sciences, such as Arabic, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and others?
Answer:
The intended meaning is Islamic knowledge, or what serves it, such as grammar, language, and rhetoric. These fall under the sciences of the Shari'ah, because the Qur'an was revealed in the Arabic language, and neither the Qur'an nor the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) can be understood except through the Arabic language. Therefore, learning it is part of learning the Islamic sciences. As for crafts and leisure activities, these are permissible. They are among the permissible matters and do not fall under Islamic knowledge.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
He asks: Does the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), in which He said, “Whoever travels a path in search of knowledge,” include all sciences, such as Arabic, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and others?
Answer:
The intended meaning is Islamic knowledge, or what serves it, such as grammar, language, and rhetoric. These fall under the sciences of the Shari'ah, because the Qur'an was revealed in the Arabic language, and neither the Qur'an nor the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) can be understood except through the Arabic language. Therefore, learning it is part of learning the Islamic sciences. As for crafts and leisure activities, these are permissible. They are among the permissible matters and do not fall under Islamic knowledge.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
لقاء مفتوح [الزلفي] — alfawzan.live (1:17:45)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.