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سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 254

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In-book entry
254

Chapter 45

Chapter context: Gaining benefit from knowledge and acting in accordance with it

باب الاِنْتِفَاعِ بِالْعِلْمِ وَالْعَمَلِ بِهِ

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، أَنْبَأَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ ‏

‏ لاَ تَعَلَّمُوا الْعِلْمَ لِتُبَاهُوا بِهِ الْعُلَمَاءَ وَلاَ لِتُمَارُوا بِهِ السُّفَهَاءَ وَلاَ تَخَيَّرُوا بِهِ الْمَجَالِسَ فَمَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ فَالنَّارُ النَّارُ ‏

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Translation

English translation

It was narrated from Jabir bin 'Abdullah that:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Do not seek knowledge in order to show off in front of the scholars, or to argue with the foolish, and do not choose the best seat in a gathering, due to it (i.e. the knowledge which you have learned) for whoever does that, the Fire, the Fire (awaits him)."

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 254 in Sunan Ibn Majah. It appears in Book 0, The Book of the Sunnah, as in-book entry 254 under the chapter “Gaining benefit from knowledge and acting in accordance with it.”

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Reference details

Collection
Sunan Ibn Majah
In-book entry
254

Source and grading notes

English : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 254 Arabic : Book 1, Hadith 263

Al-Albani:
Sahih
Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi:
Sahih
Zubair Ali Zai:
Daif

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