What is meant by the knowledge that benefits in the hadith: "When the son of Adam dies, his deeds are cut off except for three..."
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The questioner : May Allah reward you: His saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Does this knowledge mean religious knowledge, and not worldly knowledge?
The Shaykh : It appears that the hadith is general; any knowledge that benefits brings him reward. However, the pinnacle and peak of it is religious knowledge. So if we suppose that a person dies after having taught some people a permissible craft, and the one who learned it benefits from it, then he attains reward; he is rewarded for this.
When the son of Adam dies, his deeds are cut off except for a continuing charity, or knowledge that benefits
إذا مات ابن آدم انقطع عمله صدقة جارية، أو علم ينتفع بهThe Shaykh : It appears that the hadith is general; any knowledge that benefits brings him reward. However, the pinnacle and peak of it is religious knowledge. So if we suppose that a person dies after having taught some people a permissible craft, and the one who learned it benefits from it, then he attains reward; he is rewarded for this.