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سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 224

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In-book entry
224

Chapter 39

Chapter context: The virtue of the scholars, and encouragement to seek knowledge

باب فَضْلِ الْعُلَمَاءِ وَالْحَثِّ عَلَى طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ شِنْظِيرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

‏ طَلَبُ الْعِلْمِ فَرِيضَةٌ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ وَوَاضِعُ الْعِلْمِ عِنْدَ غَيْرِ أَهْلِهِ كَمُقَلِّدِ الْخَنَازِيرِ الْجَوْهَرَ وَاللُّؤْلُؤَ وَالذَّهَبَ ‏

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Translation

English translation

It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"Seeking knowledge is a duty upon every Muslim, and he who imparts knowledge to those who do not deserve it, is like one who puts a necklace of jewels, pearls and gold around the neck of swines."

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 224 in Sunan Ibn Majah. It appears in Book 0, The Book of the Sunnah, as in-book entry 224 under the chapter “The virtue of the scholars, and encouragement to seek knowledge.”

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Reference details

Collection
Sunan Ibn Majah
In-book entry
224

Source and grading notes

English : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 224 Arabic : Book 1, Hadith 229

Al-Albani:
Very Daif
Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi:
Very Daif
Shuaib Al Arnaut:
Very Daif
Zubair Ali Zai:
Daif

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