What is the authenticity of the hadith: “A gathering of knowledge is better than the completion of seventy rak’ahs”?
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Question:
From the Arab Republic of Egypt, a message was sent by a listener who indicated his name with the letters (S. A. M). He asks and says: Is there a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that says: (A gathering of knowledge is better than the completion of seventy rak’ahs)? Knowing that sometimes I delay the prayer until I finish listening to a hadith broadcast on the radio? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
I do not know a source for this report; I do not know a source for it. However, attending circles of knowledge and gatherings of knowledge has other hadiths, such as his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 2699a and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3510Da’if (Darussalam) It was said: O Messenger of Allah, and what are the gardens of Paradise? He said: and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih Muslim 1037a and so on, from what has come regarding the virtue of circles of knowledge and gatherings of knowledge.
But you must not delay the prayer in order to listen to a religious hadith on the radio, or television, or otherwise. Rather, it is obligatory for you to hasten to the prayer in congregation in the mosques so that you do not miss it. You must not delay except if you are sick and unable to go out for the prayer; in that case, there is no harm in delaying it somewhat for the benefit of knowledge, provided it does not go beyond the time. You delay some of the time, but you pray within the time. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
From the Arab Republic of Egypt, a message was sent by a listener who indicated his name with the letters (S. A. M). He asks and says: Is there a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that says: (A gathering of knowledge is better than the completion of seventy rak’ahs)? Knowing that sometimes I delay the prayer until I finish listening to a hadith broadcast on the radio? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
I do not know a source for this report; I do not know a source for it. However, attending circles of knowledge and gatherings of knowledge has other hadiths, such as his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
he who treads the path in search of knowledge, Allah would make that path easy, leading to Paradise for him
من سلك طريقًا يلتمس فيه علمًا؛ سهل الله له به طريقًا إلى الجنةWhen you pass by the gardens of Paradise, them feast.
إذا مررتم برياض الجنة؛ فارتعواCircles of dhikr.
حلق الذكرHe upon whom Allah intends to bestow goodness, He confers upon him an insight in religion
من يرد الله به خيرًا؛ يفقهه في الدينBut you must not delay the prayer in order to listen to a religious hadith on the radio, or television, or otherwise. Rather, it is obligatory for you to hasten to the prayer in congregation in the mosques so that you do not miss it. You must not delay except if you are sick and unable to go out for the prayer; in that case, there is no harm in delaying it somewhat for the benefit of knowledge, provided it does not go beyond the time. You delay some of the time, but you pray within the time. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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