What is the knowledge for which virtues have been mentioned?
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Question:
This is our brother, the questioner, Abd al-Salam Qadiri from Algeria. He says in this question, may Allah preserve you: Your Eminence! How can the pursuit of worldly knowledge, such as mathematics, physics, and chemistry, be knowledge in the path of Allah? And do the noble hadiths that encourage the pursuit of knowledge, such as:Riyad as-Salihin 1388, refer only to the knowledge of the Hereafter? Or do they refer to both worldly and Hereafter knowledge? The questioner is from Algeria.
Answer:
The most apparent from the texts is that the intended meaning of the hadiths is Islamic knowledge. The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 1037a Sahih Muslim 2699a The intended meaning of "knowledge" when mentioned in the texts is Islamic knowledge; the knowledge of the Book and the Sunnah, the knowledge of rulings, the knowledge of what Allah has commanded, what Allah has legislated for His servants, and what He has forbidden them. As for worldly sciences, if they benefit people, there is no harm in them. Worldly sciences, such as medicine, mathematics, and others, if one learns them to benefit oneself and benefit people, there is no harm in them; they are from the category of the permissible. As for Islamic sciences, they are a recommended practice and an act of devotion, and if they pertain to obligations, they become obligatory. The texts that encourage the pursuit of knowledge intend Islamic knowledge. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
This is our brother, the questioner, Abd al-Salam Qadiri from Algeria. He says in this question, may Allah preserve you: Your Eminence! How can the pursuit of worldly knowledge, such as mathematics, physics, and chemistry, be knowledge in the path of Allah? And do the noble hadiths that encourage the pursuit of knowledge, such as:
He who follows a path in quest of knowledge, Allah will make the path of Jannah easy to him.
من سلك طريقًا يبتغي فيه علمًا؛ سهل الله له طريقًا إلى الجنةAnswer:
The most apparent from the texts is that the intended meaning of the hadiths is Islamic knowledge. The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
He upon whom Allah intends to bestow goodness, He confers upon him an insight in religion
من يرد الله به خيرًا يفقهه في الدينhe 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 الجنةThe presenter: May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
Source
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