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Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 1391

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16

Chapter 1

Chapter context: Virtues of Knowledge which is Learnt and Taught for the sake of Allah

- باب فضل العلم تعلما وتعليما لله

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏

‏من تعلم علمًا مما يبتغى به وجه الله عز وجل لا يتعلمه إلا ليصيب به غرضًا من الدنيا لم يجد عرف الجنة يوم القيامة‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏يعني ريحها‏)‏‏)‏، ‏(‏‏(‏رواه أبو داود بإسناد صحيح‏.‏ ‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Translation

English translation

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said, "He who does not acquire knowledge with the sole intention of seeking the Pleasure of Allah but for worldly gain, will not smell the fragrance of Jannah on the Day of Resurrection." [Abu Dawud].

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This is Hadith 1391 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 13, The Book of Knowledge, as in-book entry 16 under the chapter “Virtues of Knowledge which is Learnt and Taught for the sake of Allah.”

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